Possible Clues:

• Exceed one’s power, being open about English king
• Exhaust (oneself), as in a workout
• Excessively strain (oneself)
• Old queen for whom clear bandages stretch too much
• Apply too much strain when English king seen in public
• Tax
• Strain
• Make too much effort
• Retiring king crosses gorge for a stretch too far
• English king in public use too much