Answer:

tensed

Answer	Crossword Clue
TENSED	Got the yips
TENSED	Stiffened
TENSED	Became anxious

TENSED	Got nervous
TENSED	Got tight
TENSED	Became stiff
TENSED	Tightened (up)
TENSED	Became edgy
TENSED	High-strung, with "up"
TENSED	Readied for a blow
TENSED	Tightened

TENSED	Got uptight
TENSED	Showed anxiety
TENSED	Became on edge
TENSED	Displayed anxiety
TENSED	Showed anxiety, with "up"
TENSED	Braced
TENSED	Got nervous, with "up"
TENSED	Tautened

TENSED	Became strained
TENSED	Became nervous
TENSED	Got rigid
TENSED	Got edgy
TENSED	Got wound up
TENSED	Keyed up.
TENSED	Stretched tight.
TENSED	Tightened.

TENSED	Strained.
TENSED	Stiffened.
TENSED	Became taut.
TENSED	Became taut
TENSED	Became jittery
TENSED	Made taut
TENSED	Showed nervous strain
TENSED	Taut

TENSED	Grew nervous
TENSED	Tightened up
TENSED	Prepared for a wallop
TENSED	Prepared for a blow
TENSED	Pulled tight

Crossword

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