Closed conic section, shaped like a flattened circle (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Closed conic section, shaped like a flattened circle (7) featured in Sun Mini puzzle on October 8, 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 ELLIPSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELLIPSE Closed conic section, shaped like a flattened circle (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 8, 2026
6% ARCS Sections of a circle's circumference (4) New York Times Sep 20, 2026
6% ARC Section of a circle (3) Commuter Aug 26, 2026
6% ELL Shape of some sectionals, as seen in the circled letters (3) New York Times Mystery Mini Aug 26, 2026
5% WARM Like a close guess (4) Universal Oct 7, 2026
5% PESKY Like a fly in a closed car (5) USA Today Oct 4, 2026
5% COIL Spiral shape, like a spring (4)
5% CUBIC Shaped like dice, eg (5) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2026
5% TEPEE Conical accommodations (5) New York Times Sep 27, 2026
5% WHORL Fingerprint pattern forming a circle or spiral shape (5) The Times Specialist Sep 14, 2026

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Closed conic section, shaped like a flattened circle (7) Crossword Clue
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