Close shave leader avoided running to ground Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close shave leader avoided running to ground 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EARTHING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARTHING Close shave leader avoided running to ground (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 7, 2018
3% PHEWS Exclamations after close shaves (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
3% BAA Noise from Shaun in A Close Shave? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2026
3% WHITTLES Shaves (down) (8) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2026
3% LOW Close to the ground (3) Commuter Jul 24, 2026
3% DEE River running close to Balmoral (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2026
3% OVERDO Run into the ground (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
3% RAZOR With 4-Across, enabling a close shave (5) The Washington Post Mini Jun 12, 2026
3% PARE Shave (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 6, 2026
3% ANEARTHING A close shave with a grounding (1,4,5) (10)

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