Describing a near miss Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Describing a near miss . 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR Describing a near miss (15)
3% UNHIT Swung at and missed (5) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
3% HIT ___-or-miss (3)
3% AFAR Nowhere near (4)
3% MYOPIC Near-sighted (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 20, 2026
3% GAL Miss at a rodeo (3)
3% BLEW Missed, as a chance (4) New York Times Mar 18, 2026
3% OMIT Intentionally miss? (4)
3% ISAS "A miss __ good..." (4) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
3% ERR Miss the mark (3) Universal Feb 27, 2026
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