Closely pursued Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Closely pursued . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HARDPRESSED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARDPRESSED Closely pursued (11)
32% HOUND Closely pursue (5) (5)
23% HARD SHOULDER Edge along road, closely pursued by bear (13)
17% NOSETOTAIL Closely pursuing dodgy exploits at No.1 after release of fake pix (4,2,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 8, 2024
4% FOLLOW Pursue (6) The Times Concise Oct 10, 2025
4% AFTER Pursuing (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 13, 2025
4% STALKS Pursues (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
3% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
3% SHADOWED Followed closely (8) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
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