Get close to a possibly brief death Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Get close to a possibly brief death . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BEFRIEND.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEFRIEND Get close to a possibly brief death (8)
6% INTIMATE Suggest getting close (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
6% SHORT Brief (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
6% SECS Brief moments, in brief (4) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
6% LAWYER Brief (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
6% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
6% NEARS Gets close (5) LA Times Mini Sep 20, 2025
6% HEADSTONE One's death possibly memorialised here? (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 19, 2025
6% CROWDS Gets too close to (6) Newsday Aug 2, 2025
5% INTRO Brief beginning? (5) Universal Nov 28, 2025
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