The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ANAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Beyond uptight crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANAL | 100 % | 4 |
Why may ANAL be the right solution?
The word "anal" is often used colloquially to mean overly concerned with rules or details, which is synonymous with being uptight. Therefore, "anal" is the right answer to the clue "Beyond uptight."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beyond uptight
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- stressed
- wired
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Crossword Answer definitions
ANAL noun- Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
- Anal sex.
- Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
- Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
- (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
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