Shadowed, holding gun, and got dangerously close Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shadowed, holding gun, and got dangerously close last seen in Times Cryptic puzzle. 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 TAILGATED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAILGATED Shadowed, holding gun, and got dangerously close (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 28, 2021
6% TAILED Shadowed (6) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
6% NEARED Got close (6) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
5% REV Gun, as a motor (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 31, 2025
5% SHUTS Closes (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2025
5% UZIS Submachine-guns (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
5% BOOBYTRAP Hidden danger (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 25, 2025
5% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
5% PERIL Danger (5) USA Today Oct 22, 2025

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