Near miss Crossword Clue

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Near miss Crossword Answer

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SCARE

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CLOSECALL

(9 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MISS (verb)
1. fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
2. fail to experience
MISS (noun)
1. a young female
2. a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
NEAR (adjective)
1. with or in a close or intimate relationship
2. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
NEAR (adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
NEAR (verb)
1. move towards

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCARE
(5 letters)
CLOSECALL
(9 letters)

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (10/2/2026) Answers

Across

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13. Like a yellow banana

14. Honey bun

16. Surrounded by

17. Core-building exercise program in a steamy studio

18. The Fresh Prince of ___-Air

19. Latter-day Saint

20. Modern lead-in to coin

23. "That's ___ business but my own!"

25. Hybrid big cat with faint stripes

26. Descendant of a powerful family

28. Water, in Spanish

29. Riches

31. Small dosage units, for short

34. Question at the end of a successful job interview

37. Some lines on a city map, for short

38. Gets ready for a hot date, say

39. "I had no __!"

40. Stuff handed out on Halloween

41. Twisted smile

42. St. Francis of ___

45. Steering in the cockpit

48. Recently cut, as grass

49. Clunks, thumps, splats, etc.

51. Org. for the Nets and the Knicks

52. Cheerful exclamation from someone in good health

54. ___ Canal (Egyptian waterway)

55. Feline breed originally from Thailand

56. Bit of land in the ocean

57. Lucifer, by another name

58. Shortened word for a short bit of time

59. Rolled up items in a yoga studio

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Down

1. Limbs on a "fiddler" or "hermit" at the beach

2. Center of public attention

3. Parts of novels that might tie up loose ends

4. Gave some food

5. Under oath, with "in"

6. "I want to explain what I think"

7. Seized vehicle, informally

8. Up to, as a certain time

9. Continue to the next chapter, say

10. ___ Sinclair, author and activist who wrote "The Jungle" and "Oil!"

11. Feudal superior

12. Positive R.S.V.P.s

14. "Get out of here, fly!"

15. Affliction characterized by constant ear ringing

19. Sea, in French

22. Actor Astin or Bean of "The Lord of the Rings"

24. Makes appreciative noises during a fireworks display, say

27. Sound of a horse's footstep

29. Red flags, e.g.

30. Oklahoma city that's also a woman's name

31. Words on a country-of-origin label that might accompany a red-white-and-blue flag

32. Wooded area circling a city, say

33. Looks at the night sky

35. Tax pros, for short

36. Slight coloration

40. The movie industry

41. "Help!," on a sinking boat

42. A little bit off

43. Actress Vergara

44. "Don't ___ it!" ("No worries!")

46. Science fiction author Asimov

47. Mostly bygone word for a Latvian

50. Valuable minerals in a mine

53. ___ Goodman, late "Dancing With the Stars" judge

54. ___ City (city-building computer game)

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