| Like sudden-death overtimes | 27 |
| Like someone pacing back and forth | 34 |
| Like overtime games | 19 |
| Like a tie game in overtime | 27 |
| Like a new driver | 17 |
| Like a Hitchcock audience, typically | 36 |
| Like a game overtime | 20 |
| Like a close game, usually | 26 |
| Language study topic | 20 |
| Itchy, in a way | 15 |
| It might be past | 16 |
| It may be past, present, or future | 34 |
| It may be past or present | 25 |
| It can be past or present, in grammar | 37 |
| In need of a neck rub, maybe | 28 |
| In need of a massage, perhaps | 29 |
| In need of a massage, maybe | 27 |
| Grammatical time setter | 23 |
| Geddy Lee's "The Present ___" | 43 |
| Future perfect, e.g. | 20 |
| Future or past | 14 |
| Full of suspense | 16 |
| Feeling antsy | 13 |
| Cliffhanging | 12 |
| Cliff-hanging | 13 |
| Clenched, say | 13 |
| Can be past or present | 22 |
| Brace, in a way | 15 |
| Anxiety-ridden | 14 |
| A nervous rocker is this | 24 |
| It may precede a fight | 22 |
| Powder-keg environment | 22 |
| Prompter's cue | 18 |
| Became on edge | 14 |
| Got uptight | 11 |
| Got tight | 9 |
| Prepared for a blow | 19 |
| Grew rigid (with "up") | 32 |
| Became anxious | 14 |
| Became taut | 11 |
| Tightened up | 12 |
| Made taut | 9 |
| Became strained | 15 |
| Became edgy | 11 |
| ___ up (got nervous) | 20 |
| Was uptight | 11 |
| Tightened (up) | 14 |
| Showed nervous strain | 21 |
| Showed anxiety, with "up" | 35 |
| Reacted with fright | 19 |
| Prepared to spring | 18 |
| Prepared for a wallop | 21 |
| Made tight, as muscles | 22 |
| Grew rigid | 10 |
| Grew nervous | 12 |
| Got wound up | 12 |
| Got nervous | 11 |
| Displayed anxiety | 17 |
| Became rigid | 12 |
| Became jittery | 14 |
| Started to freeze | 17 |
| In an uptight way | 17 |
| In an unrelaxed manner | 22 |
| In a strained manner | 20 |
| How cliff-hangers end | 21 |
| Pregnant pause, perhaps | 23 |
| Masseur's concern | 21 |
| Reason to take Xanax | 20 |
| Reason to take Valium | 21 |
| Jittery state | 13 |
| Wound tighter | 13 |
| Not as cool | 11 |
| More tied up in knots | 21 |
| Strung higher? | 14 |
| Not so relaxed | 14 |
| Not as relaxed | 14 |
| More wound up | 13 |
| More on edge | 12 |
| Like overtime periods vis-Ã -vis regulation play | 50 |
| Less mellow | 11 |
| Hemingway feeling more uptight? | 31 |
| Past, present and future | 24 |
| Past, present, and future | 25 |
| Past and future | 15 |
| Stiffens | 8 |
| Past and present, e.g. | 22 |
| Tightens up | 11 |
| Tightens (up) | 13 |
| Present and future | 18 |
| Perfect and pluperfect, for two | 31 |
| Grammar topics | 14 |
| Freezes up | 10 |
| Forms of a verb | 15 |
| Tightens, with "up" | 29 |
| Reacts to a threat | 18 |
| Present and past | 16 |
| Present and future, e.g. | 24 |
| Past and present, for two | 25 |
| Past and perfect | 16 |
| Grammarian's concerns | 25 |