Tightly fought (5-3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tightly fought (5-3) . 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 CLOSERUN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSERUN Tightly fought (5-3) (8)
85% CLOSERUNTHING Tightly-fought contest (5-3,5) (13) Puzzler May 11, 2024
10% DENSE Tightly packed (5) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
10% SEAL Close tightly (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
10% STUFF Pack tightly (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 9, 2025
10% CLUNG Held on tightly (5) Universal Sep 27, 2025
10% WAGED Fought, as a war (5) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
10% TAUT Tightly strung (4) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
10% GRASP Hold tightly (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025
10% CLASP Hold tightly (5) Universal Sep 10, 2025
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