| Tight on a motorway, two Sierras in close call |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Sep 2025 |
| Narrowly-avoided collision (4,4) |
Mirror Classic |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Almost hit girl next door? (4,4) |
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| Marines deployed close to others have narrow escape (4,4) |
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| Close call by stingy girl (4,4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Nasty moment - one warm kiss leads to split! (4,4) |
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| Narrow escape as armies moving east to west within nanoseconds |
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| Close shave |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Jun 2025 |
| Close call (2 wds.) |
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| New seminars are not a hit (4,4) |
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| Close shave for the main attraction in the 8 party? (4,4) |
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| Mean error puts it just off target (4,4) |
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| Lucky escape by Dodge (4,4) |
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| Close call |
USA Today |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Close shave as miners rioting |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Narrow escape |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Narrowly-avoided collision |
Mirror Classic |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Girl next door? (4,4) |
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| Sir means somehow to get close shave |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Narrow escape |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Poles surrounding scattered armies? That's not quite on target |
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| Almost an accident (4,4) |
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| Narrow escape (4,4) |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Close shave (4,4) |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Shot just wide of target |
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| Failure to get close to a young lady? (4,4) |
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| Almost a hit with the girl (4,4) |
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| No, listen to girl's close call (4,4) |
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| Narrow escape |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Almost a hit with girl next door? |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Close shot (4,4) |
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| Close shave |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Comment on avoiding marriage to miserly spinster? |
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| Seminars ruined, proving a close shave (4,4) |
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| Training seminar |
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| Marginally unsuccessful attempt (4,4) |
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| Narrowly avoided accident not far from unmarried woman |
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| Stingy girl's close call (4,4) |
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| Lucky escape close to lady (4,4) |
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| Approaching girl: a nasty moment (4,4) |
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| Shave the girl next door? |
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| One arm is sore because of narrow escape inside (4,4) |
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| Close shave |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Narrow escape as miners rioting |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Apr 2024 |
| Ungenerous girl avoided disaster (4,4) |
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| Where a swain wanted to be... to get a close shave! (4,4) |
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| Close shave in proximity of girl (4,4) |
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| Almost a hit with the girl next door (4,4) |
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| Close to the girl but just off target (4,4) |
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| Stingy girl not quite a hit (4,4) |
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| Close shave when point attention to girl (4,4) |
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| Close shave |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Seminars replaced meeting thankfully avoided |
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| Narrow escape |
The Guardian Speedy |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Lucky escape, close shave (4,4) |
Puzzler |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Close call |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Close shave |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Local girl narrowly avoided accident |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Close-call misnomer |
Newsday |
13 Jan 2023 |
| Close shave |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Jan 2023 |
| Struggling marines succeeded in close call |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Tight young lady narrowly avoided collision |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Where you'd expect to find teacher's pet with a close one? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Close shave |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Narrow escape as miners rioting |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Narrow escape from weapon, one that cuts head |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Feb 2021 |
| Almost a hit with girl next door? |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Collision avoided |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2020 |
| Barely avoided accident |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Is close to young woman - the one who didn't quite have a hit |
Irish Times Crosaire |
01 Aug 2019 |
| Close one |
New York Times |
14 May 2019 |
| Close call |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Close one |
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| 'Whew!' elicitor |
New York Times |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Close thing in inlet, one in loch |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Narrow squeak when gaining on girl |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Apr 2018 |
| Collision narrowly avoided where keen learners congregate? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Mar 2018 |
| Close call by stingy girl |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Close call |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2018 |
| "Whew!" elicitor |
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| Close call |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Oct 2017 |
| Close thing |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Close shave |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Narrowly avoided collision |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Close call |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Close call |
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| Close call |
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| Close call |
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| Close call |
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| Aviation safety statistic |
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| "Phew!" evoker |
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| Close call |
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| "Phew!" evoker |
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| Reason for relief |
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| {/Failure by a narrow margin/} |
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| Close call |
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| Young woman next door? |
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| Close one |
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| This might elicit "close but no cigar" |
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| Young woman next door? |
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| Close one |
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| It's close but gets no cigar |
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| Close call |
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| Reason for relief |
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| Reason for relief |
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| Subject of an FAA investigation |
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| "Almost" |
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| Reason to say "Whew!" |
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| Brush, perhaps |
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| Reason to say "Whew!" |
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| Reason to say "Whew!" |
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| Brush, perhaps |
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| Barely avoided accident |
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| Reason to say "Whew!" |
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| Pilot's scare |
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| It's close but gets no cigar |
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| Almost a direct hit |
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| Not quite a direct hit |
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| It's so-o-o-o close |
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| Not a direct hit. |
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| Shot not quite on target. |
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| This is as good as a mile. |
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