Where a swain wanted to be... to get a close shave! (4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARMISS Where a swain wanted to be... to get a close shave! (4,4) (8)
6% NEAR Get close (4) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2026
6% PHEWS Exclamations after close shaves (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
6% BAA Noise from Shaun in A Close Shave? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2026
6% NEARS Gets close to (5) USA Today Jul 4, 2026
5% EGGS If you want them for breakfast, get cracking! (4) Universal Sep 27, 2026
5% NEARTOUCH Close shave: trim cut by edge of razor that hurts (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 24, 2026
5% PHEW "That was close!" (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2026
5% ONTO "We might be ___ something here!" ("We're getting close!") (4)
5% SHUT Close (4) New York Times Sep 16, 2026
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