Close call at home -- hates to lose cover Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close call at home -- hates to lose cover last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 TERMINATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERMINATE Close call at home -- hates to lose cover (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 3, 2020
6% STYX River that Milton called "the flood of deadly hate" (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
6% ABHOR Hate (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 31, 2026
6% TOOREAL Painfully close to home (7) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
6% SCARE Close call (5) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
6% DETEST Hate, hate, hate (6) Universal Nov 30, 2025
6% NORTH "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994) (5) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
5% INTHEAREA At home, try partaking in drink that's close by (2,3,4) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
5% DIETS Losing propositions? (5) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
5% DIETED Tried to lose (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 6, 2026

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