The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TAUTENS , but the solution may also be KEYSUP which is one of the most recent solution (1995 in New York Times).
Becomes tense crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAUTENS | 50 % | 7 |
| KEYSUP | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Becomes tense
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bristles
- hang
- became
- was
- commissioned
- opened
- will
- bad
- diphtheria
- fatigued
- fatigues
- fester
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAUTENS
- Gets stiff
- Makes tighter
- Removes the slack from
- Adds tension to
- Becomes unslack
- Becomes tense
- Stretches tight, as sails
- Trims ropes on a ship
- Stretches tightly
- Takes up the slack?