Close cup game that goes on fairly late Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close cup game that goes on fairly late featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on May 20, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHTIE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHTIE Close cup game that goes on fairly late (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 20, 2026
2% NIGHT Late evening (5) Puzzler Backwords May 20, 2026
2% OVERDUE Late for delivery (7) The Times Concise May 20, 2026
2% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer May 18, 2026
2% THERESTIME "It's not too late!" (10) Universal May 17, 2026
2% ZARFS Cup holders (5) New York Times May 16, 2026
2% ISH "Fairly" suffix (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 13, 2026
2% SUP Dine late (3) Thomas Joseph May 13, 2026
2% PKS Dramatic end to a World Cup game, for short (3) New York Times Mini May 12, 2026
2% CHALICE Communion cup (7) Eugene Sheffer May 12, 2026

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