Tear - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rip is a type of tear)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rip that I've seen before include "Slash" , "Letters often carved on gravestones" , "Shred" , "Tear or split open" , "Letters usually seen on gravestone" .)

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

'tear' is the definition.
(I know that rend is a more specific form of tear)

This is the entire 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 Times, the USA Today, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The New Yorker, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Sun, The Independent 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.

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