"Close ___ no cigar" — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 3–letter crossword clue “"Close ___ no cigar"”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 25th Feb 2019. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “"Close ___ no cigar"” is BUT (3 letters).
We last saw “"Close ___ no cigar"” in NYT Crossword on 25th Feb 2019.
The 3-letter answer for “"Close ___ no cigar"” is BUT.
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