"Man, that was close!" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'Man, that was close!' last seen in USA Today 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHEW.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHEW 'Man, that was close!' (4) USA Today May 30, 2018
98% PHEW "Man, that was close!" (4)
51% NICKNAME Handle nice man upset about closing of bank (8) (8)
11% HEEDED Paid close attention to extraordinary deed by that man (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
11% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
11% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
11% CIGAR "Close, but no ____" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
11% SHUT Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 29, 2025
11% NEARED Closed in on (6) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2025
10% PEER Look closely (at) (4) Newsday Oct 28, 2025

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