“That was close!” — Crossword Clue

Last seen 16th June 2026•Wall Street Journal

Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue ““That was close!””? This page covers its appearance in Wall Street Journal on 16th June 2026. 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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This answer has appeared 19 times • Last seen 24th Sept 2026.
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The answer to ““That was close!”” is PHEW (4 letters).

We last saw ““That was close!”” in Wall Street Journal on 16th June 2026.

The 4-letter answer for ““That was close!”” is PHEW.

Other possible answers we’ve seen for ““That was close!”” include WHEW.

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