"Close but no cigar" — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “"Close but no cigar"”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 7th Sept 2009. 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 but no cigar"” is ALMOST (6 letters).
We last saw “"Close but no cigar"” in NYT Crossword on 7th Sept 2009.
The 6-letter answer for “"Close but no cigar"” is ALMOST.
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