Failure to get close to a young lady? (4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARMISS Failure to get close to a young lady? (4,4) (8)
8% LASS Young lady (4) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
6% NOWINSITUATION Thing bound to end in failure (14) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
6% NEAR Close by (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
6% END Close (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
6% DEBATE Discuss what young lady consumed (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
6% SHUTS Closes (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
6% BOMBS Complete failures (5) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
6% HER That lady (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
6% MONGREL Pooch runs into my French upper-class young lady (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
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