Strain - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'strain' is the definition. (I know that strain can be written as sift) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sift that I've seen before include "Pass though a sieve" , "Analyse carefully in fist" , "Sieve finely" , "Remove lumps from, eg, flour" , "Separate out - examine closely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, The Guardian and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for overtax that I've seen before include "Put too great a strain on, as Revenue Commissioners do" , "Require too much" , "Press too hard" , "exhaust" , "Impose too much strain on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for exert that I've seen before include "Bring into use, apply" , "Expend" , "Make a great effort" , "Apply (pressure)" , "Put to use, vigorously" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (I know that strain can be written as tense) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Anxious - future, perhaps?" , "Present, possibly" , "Suffering from strain" , "Taut - timely verbal indication" , "Worried" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (I know that strain can be written as sieve) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "Riddle, strain" , "Screen, sift, strain" , "Utensil with meshed bottom" , "Device for separating lumps" , "Fine riddle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (I know that strain can be written as breed) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for breed that I've seen before include "Produce children" , "Rear; variety" , "Generate" , "Special variety of domesticated animal" , "Strain; reproduce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and the Penny Press.

'strain' is the definition. (thesaurus) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for wrench that I've seen before include "Yank" , "Painful parting" , "use force" , "Twist violently around" , "Sudden violent twist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Irish Independent.

'strain' is the definition. (both can mean to overwork or demand a lot from) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tax that I've seen before include "Demand" , "Put pressure on like Revenue Commissioners?" , "Subject to strain, as Revenue Commissioners do" , "Charge levied by the state" , "Are demanding" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.

'strain' is the definition. (I know that tenseness is a type of strain) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tenseness that I've seen before include "Condition of being taut" , "Cosmetic lotion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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