Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, the LA Times, The Times, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

'tear' is the definition.
(rent is a kind of tear)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Payment due to landlord" , "Periodic payment as for accommodation" , "Torn apart, ripped" , "ruined" , "Regular payment" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, The New Yorker, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Sun and the King Feature Syndicate.

'tear' is the definition.
(both can mean to rush or run around)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "put their skates on" , "eg The Oaks" , "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "Rapid current" , "Run; nation" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, The New Yorker, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Sun and the King Feature Syndicate.

'tear' is the definition.
(rending is a kind of tearing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rend that I've seen before include "Tear, sunder" , "Tear violently" , "Rip" , "Tear savagely" , "Tear to pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, The New Yorker, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Sun and the King Feature Syndicate.

'tear' is the definition.
(ripping up is a kind of tearing)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for rip up that I've seen is " Tear to shreds".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Tear (3)