Past, present or future, in grammar Crossword Clue

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Past, present or future, in grammar Crossword Answer

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TENSE

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(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

GRAMMAR (noun)
1. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
PRESENT (verb)
1. perform (a play), especially on a stage
2. give, especially as an honor or reward
PRESENT (noun)
1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
PRESENT (adjective)
1. being or existing in a specified place
2. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Tense
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Hint 4: Anagram

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SENTE

More Daily Themed Crossword (6/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Month after Feb, for short

4. Baby beagle, e.g.

7. London's ___ Ben

10. "Now ___ seen it all!"

11. Salt Lake City's state

13. Alley-___ (NBA move that requires teamwork)

14. Wee bit

15. Two minus two

16. Clear an exam, say

17. Director Luhrmann of "The Great Gatsby"

19. "___ is me!" (sorrowful cry)

21. Relax, slangily

23. It's crossword-solving time! (1/7) You begin by searching for a ___ (repeated sequence) that will help you crack the hidden logic.

27. Small handbag

28. Last scrap of food (anagram of "rot")

29. Not "yay"

30. (2/7) Oops! That fill-in doesn't seem quite right. Luckily, unlike the old-school crossword solver, you can ___ (backspace) and try again.

31. Head bob that means "yes"

32. (3/7) Soon enough, your eyes ___ (move quickly) through the crossword as every answer clicks into place!

33. Road-building material

34. Top medal at the Olympics

35. (4/7) And now you've reached a ___ (calm) state, fully immersed, as the rest of the world fades away ...

36. Simon & Garfunkel or Key & Peele, e.g.

38. "Artist" who is a criminal

39. (5/7) With each correct crossing, you fill in another ___ (alphabet character), building the bigger picture one square at a time.

42. Angels' glowing rings

44. "Rear," to a sailor

45. Prepare to fire, as a bow

47. (6/7) Occasionally, you pause and ___ (remove) a couple of missteps, but don't worry, you're almost there!

48. Wiggly foot part

49. Ed Helms' character in "The Hangover"

50. Repeated four times, a song by "Crash Test Dummies"

51. 2013 AI film starring Joaquin Phoenix

52. Add someone in a Facebook photo, say

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1. Cambridge STEM school: Abbr.

2. ___ Gardner, "Mogambo" actress

3. Cardinal, e.g.: 2 wds.

4. (7/7) Finally done, you notice that the starting characters spell out something special: ___ (what you've been solving all along!)

5. Sport ___ (all-purpose vehicle for short)

6. Up to ___ (adequate)

7. ___ constrictor (Amazon snake)

8. Platform for Apple

9. Navigation assistant in a car: Abbr.

12. Curly ___, of The Three Stooges

16. Teacher's favorite

18. "Oh, and one more thing..."

20. Mel from the Baseball Hall of Fame

21. PC's core component: Abbr.

22. Attila the ___

23. Not rich

24. Car developer Ferrari

25. Train track part

26. Big Apple law enforcement organization: Abbr.

31. Grandmother, informally

34. "America's ___ Talent" (Simon Cowell show)

35. Exotic wildlife displays

36. "Robinson Crusoe" writer Daniel

37. ___ chaos (absolute mayhem)

38. Happy as a ___

39. Wooden strip used for plastering

40. Upper ___ Side (NYC locality)

41. Vocalist ___ Ora of “Let You Love Me”

42. Border on a piece of clothing

43. Kind of wrestling that can be done sitting down

46. One may read "World's Best Boss"

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