Strain or emphasis
Crossword Clue & Answers

18 May 2021
Last seen in: The Daily Mail Quick

We found 2 answers for the crossword clue 'Strain or emphasis', the most recent of which was seen in the The Daily Mail Quick.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Strain or emphasis a popularity rating of 'Quite Common' because it has featured in several crossword publications and is growing in popularity.

Strain or emphasis is a 3 word phrase featuring 18 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Daily Mail Quick' on Sunday, 16 May 2021 with the answer being ACCENT, but the most popular answer for this clue is STRESS.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Daily Mail Quick - 16 May 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 2 Mar 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 8 Oct 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 5 Mar 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 3 Nov 2018

Crossword Answers

6 Letters

ACCENT
A diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

STRESS
The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"