Strained
The crossword clue "Strained" is answered by TAXED, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TAXED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAXED answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FILTERED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAXED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAXED, most used first.
- Put a strain on - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Burdened - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
- Imposed a levy on - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Like most income - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Strained - TENSE, used 21 times
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