Prepared for a blow
The crossword clue "Prepared for a blow" is answered by TENSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TENSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TENSED answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TENSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TENSED, most used first.
- Stiffened - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Got tight - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Showed fear - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Became taut - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Got uptight - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Tightened - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Tightened (up) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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- Get even for - AVENGE, used 69 times
- Makes up (for) - ATONES, used 63 times
- For each - APIECE, used 61 times
- For the time being - PROTEM, used 46 times
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