| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TIGHTNESS | Tension | |
| EDGINESS | Tension | |
| SUSPENSE | Tension | |
| ANXIETY | Tension | |
| NERVES | Tension | |
| TENSURE | Tension. | |
| SLACKENED | Loosened tension | |
| NAILBITING | Tension filled | |
| BREAK THE ICE | Relieve social tension | |
| DEFUSES | Alleviates crisis tension | |
| EASED | Reduced (pain, tension) | |
| STRAINT | Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. | |
| FASTENS | Fixes part of sofa’s tension | |
| BENT | Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. | |
| ENTONIC | Having great tension, or exaggerated action. | |
| ACING | Surface tension missing from acting and performing | |
| CLEARTHEAIR | To remove tension, stop polluting the atmosphere! | |
| LOOSENS | Releases tension in outrageous lesson about love | |
| TAUNTS | Tension initiated by relatives making insulting remarks | |
| SEXUAL | Word that can precede relations or tension | |
| ERECTION | State of being stretched to stiffness; tension. | |
| ISOTONIC | Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. | |
| UNSTRING | To relax the tension of; to loosen. | |
| FUNICULAR | Dependent on the tension of a cord. | |
| TENSIONED | Extended or drawn out; subjected to tension. | |