Nearly set wrong in a serious way (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nearly set wrong in a serious way (9) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EARNESTLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARNESTLY Nearly set wrong in a serious way (9) (9)
7% ALMOST Nearly (6) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 27, 2026
7% EARNEST Serious gain set out (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 22, 2026
7% RILES Rubs the wrong way (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2026
7% RUB ___ the wrong way (irritate) (3)
7% ROB Take the wrong way? (3) The Atlantic Aug 29, 2026
7% CHAFE Rub the wrong way? (5) The Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
7% MISDIRECTION Act of guiding the wrong way (12) The Times Concise Aug 19, 2026
7% GETREAL "Be serious!" (7) The Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
7% TRESPASS Go in the wrong way? (8) New York Times Aug 15, 2026
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