Strain (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that strain can be written as sift)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that tension is a type of strain)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tension that I've seen before include "State of strain or suspense" , "A pulling strain" , "Anxiety" , "Strain, nervousness" , "Intones (anag) - stress" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that strain can be written as tense)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "Anxious - future, perhaps?" , "Present, possibly" , "Suffering from strain" , "Taut - timely verbal indication" , "Worried" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that strain can be written as sieve)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that strain can be written as breed)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for breed that I've seen before include "Produce children" , "Rear; variety" , "Generate" , "Special variety of domesticated animal" , "Strain; reproduce" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for wrench that I've seen before include "Yank" , "Painful parting" , "use force" , "Twist violently around" , "Sudden violent twist" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean to overwork or demand a lot from)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(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" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strain</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that tenseness is a type of strain)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tenseness that I've seen before include "Condition of being taut" , "Cosmetic lotion" .)