High-strung Crossword Clue

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High-strung Crossword Answer

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ONEDGE

(6 letters)

EDGY

(4 letters)

EDGY

(4 letters)

UPTIGHT

(7 letters)

TAUT

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
2. become stretched or tense or taut
(noun)
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
(adjective)
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat’)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIGH-STRUNG (adjective)
1. being in a tense state
HIGH (noun)
1. a high place
2. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
HIGH (adjective)
1. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
2. happy and excited and energetic
HIGH (adverb)
1. in a rich manner
2. at a great altitude

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ONEDGE
(6 letters)
EDGY
(4 letters)
Edgy
(4 letters)
UPTIGHT
(7 letters)
TAUT
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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