Answer:

FRAYED

Answer	Crossword Clue
FRAYED	Unraveling
FRAYED	Worn
FRAYED	On edge, as nerves

FRAYED	Worn at the edges
FRAYED	Began to unravel
FRAYED	Strained, as nerves
FRAYED	Raveled
FRAYED	Started to wear
FRAYED	Beginning to unravel
FRAYED	Started to unravel
FRAYED	Starting to unravel

FRAYED	Worn, maybe
FRAYED	Worn.
FRAYED	Like old lamp cords
FRAYED	Not neat at the ends
FRAYED	Ragged
FRAYED	Like some ropes and nerves
FRAYED	Loose around the edges

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.