Get tense, if female carries gun around — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Get tense, if female carries gun around”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 11th Nov 2014. 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 “Get tense, if female carries gun around” is STIFFEN (7 letters).
We last saw “Get tense, if female carries gun around” in Guardian Cryptic on 11th Nov 2014.
The 7-letter answer for “Get tense, if female carries gun around” is STIFFEN.
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