Contest opens very tense council — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “Contest opens very tense council”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 23rd Mar 2018. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Contest opens very tense council” is SOVIET (6 letters).
We last saw “Contest opens very tense council” in Guardian Cryptic on 23rd Mar 2018.
The 6-letter answer for “Contest opens very tense council” is SOVIET.
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