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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close, rather unexpectedly, a shrine last seen in Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEARISH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARISH Close, rather unexpectedly, a shrine (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 13, 2015
5% DROPSBY Visits unexpectedly (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 6, 2025
5% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% NEAR Close by (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
5% FLAKE Drop out unexpectedly (5) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2025
5% OUTOFTHEBLUE Unexpectedly (3,2,3,4) (12) Mirror Classic Aug 24, 2025
5% ENDS Closes (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
5% EDITOR Chief rioted unexpectedly (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Aug 9, 2025
5% RESERVOIR River rose, unexpectedly creating this? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 8, 2025
5% UNLOVING Rather cold (8) Newsday Aug 2, 2025

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