Keep close control over how something is run Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Keep close control over how something is run last seen in Guardian Quick puzzle. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNATIGHTSHIP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNATIGHTSHIP Keep close control over how something is run (13) The Guardian Quick Apr 13, 2022
3% WOLF Animal run over (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 20, 2026
3% PORED ___ over (closely examined) (5) The Atlantic Mar 23, 2026
2% CROSS Go over something obvious left (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic May 19, 2026
2% ONHAND Running Chinese delicatessen, primarily, that's close by (2,4) (6) The Sun Two Speed May 18, 2026
2% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer May 18, 2026
2% TWILIGHT Drunk, keeping out of control mostly in declining years (8) The Times Cryptic May 13, 2026
2% REIN Control strap (4) The Times Concise May 13, 2026
2% WALKOVER ... easy victory, with a fan keeping close to track (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 8, 2026
2% BARRETTE Controller of locks (8) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

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