"Miss the boat" or "run a tight ship" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Miss the boat" or "run a tight ship" last seen in Newsday 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDIOM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM "Miss the boat" or "run a tight ship" (5) Newsday Jan 22, 2025
6% TAUT Stretched tight (4) Universal Nov 2, 2025
6% LOOSE Not tight (5) The Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
6% BEARHUG Tight embrace (7) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
6% SHUT Closed tight (4) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
6% SLACK Not tight (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 18, 2025
6% NYLONS Tights (6) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
6% DENSE Packed in tight (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
5% OAR Boat propeller (3)
5% AJAR ... possibly a pint and not quite tight? (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 7, 2025

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