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% SHUTS Closes (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2025
5% BUILT British officer embraces posh one with good physique (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 27, 2025
5% OHO "Caught you!" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
5% BEARHUG Tight embrace (7) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
5% CLINCH Embrace seal (6) (6) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 26, 2025
5% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% HUG Embrace (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 24, 2025
5% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025

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