To speed up solving “Torn”, these answers are pulled from prior puzzles where the clue was handled the same way. Each one is grounded in a real crossword context.
Suggested Answers:
- RENT
- RIPPED
- SHREDDED
- TATTERED
- INADILEMMA
- ONTHEFENCE
- RAGGED
- LACERATED
- TATTER
Synonyms and Definitions
RENT
- Synonyms: economic rent, engage, hire, lease, let, pull, rend, rip, rive, snag, split, take, tear
SHREDDED
- Synonyms: chopped, rip up, shred, sliced, tear up
TATTERED
- Synonyms: shattered, tatterdemalion
RAGGED
- Synonyms: annoy, bait, bawl out, bedevil, berate, bother, call down, call on the carpet, chafe, chew out, chew up, chide, cod, crucify, devil, dress down, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, gravel, have words, irritate, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nark, nettle, rag, rally, razz, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, ride, rile, scold, take to task, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, torment, trounce, twit, vex
LACERATED
- Synonyms: lacerate, mangled
TATTER
- Synonyms: tag, tag end