Close match is habit after dark (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close match is habit after dark (7) . 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 match is habit after dark (7) (7)
7% SUP Dine after dark (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
6% NEAR Close by (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
6% NOIR Dark genre (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
6% VICES Bad habits (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 8, 2025
6% OLD "___ habits die screaming" (3) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
6% MURK Darkness (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
6% CIGAR "Close, but no ____" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
6% GLOOM Near darkness (5) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
6% TENEBROUS Dark and gloomy (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
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