Officer caught close to embracing girl, a dish Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COLCANNON Officer caught close to embracing girl, a dish (9) The Times Cryptic Jul 17, 2015
6% CLEO Girl embraced by uncle often? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
5% SHUT Closed (4) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
5% CLINCH Embrace (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025
5% RISOTTO Rice dish (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 16, 2025
5% ATTA "__ girl!" (4) Commuter Nov 15, 2025
5% TACO Mexican dish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
5% OPEN Not closed (4) Commuter Nov 10, 2025
5% BUSTED "Caught you!" (6) Commuter Nov 7, 2025
5% HOMOSAPIENS Party girls embracing OAP, I'm so embarrassed man! (11) The Times Cryptic Nov 6, 2025

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