Mysterious event left drilling company with spotted work surface Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mysterious event left drilling company with spotted work surface featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 12, 2026. 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLOSEENCOUNTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSEENCOUNTER Mysterious event left drilling company with spotted work surface (14) The Times Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
2% BIT Drill part (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
2% APT Spot-on (3) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
2% AREA Surface ___ (4) Universal Jan 8, 2026
2% BINGO "Spot on!" (5) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
2% NOT "This is ___ a drill" (3)
2% BOARDROOM Meeting spot for a company's overseers (9) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
2% RIG Oil-drilling installation (3)
2% SQUAREBASHING Military drill (13) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 4, 2026
2% SEAR Cook the surface of (4) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026

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