Close to being drunk (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIGHT Close to being drunk (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 13, 2025
9% SOBER Bores about not being drunk (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jun 12, 2026
9% ALIVE "Being ___" (closing number of Company) (5) The Atlantic Jun 5, 2026
8% LISZT Brahms and ____, drunk (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 22, 2026
8% AMEN Prayer closing (4) Newsday Jun 21, 2026
8% SEAL Tightly close (4) USA Today Jun 18, 2026
8% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 17, 2026
8% PHEW "That was close!" (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 16, 2026
8% NEIGHBOUR Awkward our being close to Spanish border (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2026
8% ENDS Closes (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2026

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