Awkward our being close to Spanish border (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Awkward our being close to Spanish border (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on June 16, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEIGHBOUR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEIGHBOUR Awkward our being close to Spanish border (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2026
6% INEPT Awkward (5) Puzzler Backwords May 28, 2026
5% NEAR Close by (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 16, 2026
5% ABUT Border on (4) Newsday Jun 14, 2026
5% SER Spanish for "be" (3) TV Jun 14, 2026
5% ENDS Closes (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2026
5% SUN Our star (3) Commuter Jun 10, 2026
5% SEX Awkward topic of discussion with a teenager (3) New York Times Mini Jun 9, 2026
5% SHUTS Closes (5) Commuter Jun 6, 2026
5% ALIVE "Being ___" (closing number of Company) (5) The Atlantic Jun 5, 2026

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on June 16, 2026

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