Close approach of a spacecraft to a planet Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLYBY Close approach of a spacecraft to a planet (5) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2022
3% MARS Planet (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2025
2% NEPTUNE Planet (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 5, 2025
2% KENT Clark at the Daily Planet (4) Universal Sep 5, 2025
2% NEAR Close by (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
2% STRATEGY Well-planned approach (8) Universal Aug 31, 2025
2% GEO Our planet's prefix (3)
2% CRUST Bread or planet surface (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 24, 2025
2% INC Close of business? (3) New York Times Aug 24, 2025
2% EARTHS Of our planet (6) Universal Aug 22, 2025

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