On edge
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 12 crossword solutions for On edge which appeared recently in USA Today.

We have deemed On edge as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 12 times in a variety of crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "TENSE".

Publications

  • USA Today - Monday, 31 May 2021
  • USA Today - Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 11 Dec 2020
  • USA Today - Tuesday, 18 Aug 2020
  • The New York Times Mini - Thursday, 30 Apr 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 17 May 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 24 Nov 2016
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 18 Sep 2016

Crossword Answers

5 letters

ANTSY
Nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"

TENSE
A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

NERVY
Being in a tense state

JUMPY
Being in a tense state

TESTY
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

6 letters

UNEASY
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

7 letters

FIDGETY
Nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"

ANXIOUS
Eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"

NERVOUS
Easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"

ENDWISE
In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"

RESTIVE
Impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

9 letters

ILLATEASE
Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"