The clue "strained" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2022. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TAXED", a 5-letter word.
Solution TAXED is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TAXED is 5 letters long. We have 12 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 133 solutions. The longest is SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN with 18 letters, and the shortest is ICY with 3 letters.
Correct, clue "STRAINED" is currently one of the top traffic spikes (detected on 05 Dec 2025). Clearly, many find it tricky to solve!
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Solutions are between 3 and 18 letters long.
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| Not relaxed (8) | |
| Not relaxed; laboured (8) | |