Not a direct hit. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Not a direct hit. . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEARMISS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARMISS Not a direct hit. (8)
95% BULLSSYE Direct hit! (8) Mirror Classic May 3, 2025
95% BULLSEYE Direct hit! (8) Mirror Classic Jun 6, 2024
73% DIANA 2013 One Direction hit (5) LA Times Daily May 27, 2016
72% EVER Best Song ____, One Direction hit (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
11% REFER Direct (to) (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
10% SKIDS Hit the __ (5) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
10% ENE Birmingham-to-Leicester direction (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
10% MISS Hit or ___ (4)
10% SHAKE Shampoo direction (5) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
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