The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Close call crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCARE | 54 % | 5 |
| NEARMISS | 27 % | 8 |
| PHEW | 9 % | 4 |
| SQUEAKER | 3 % | 8 |
| LUCKYESCAPE | 1 % | 11 |
| SCRAPE | 1 % | 6 |
| NAROWESCAPE | 1 % | 11 |
| NARROWESCAPE | 1 % | 12 |
| NEARDISASTER | 1 % | 12 |
Why may SCARE be the right solution?
The answer "SCARE" fits the clue "Close call" because a scare is a sudden feeling of fear or alarm, which can happen in a situation that is a close call or near miss.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close call
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- narrow escape
- close shave
- squeaker
- squeak
- close range
- peril
- close combat
- watchout
- emergency
- tragedy
- accident
- acquittal
Crossword Answer definitions
SCARE noun- A minor fright.
- A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
- A device or object used to frighten.
- To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
- Lean; scanty
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SCARE
- Frighten
- Haunted house result
- Kind of tactics
- __ up (gather)
- __ tactics
- __ up (gather, in a way)
- Alarm
- Really frighten
- Freak out
- Frighten the bejeezus out of
More clues leading to the result NEARMISS
- It's so-o-o-o close
- Reason to say "Whew!"
- Close call
- This might elicit "close but no cigar"
- Close one
- Brush, perhaps
- Reason for relief
- Young woman next door?
- "Phew!" evoker
- Barely avoided accident
More clues leading to the result PHEW
- "Glad that's over"
- Head-shaking comment
- "That was close!"
- "What smells?"
- "What a relief!"
- "That's a relief!"
- "That was a close shave!"
- "Man, is it hot!"
- "I'm glad that's over!"
- "It's hot!"
More clues leading to the result SQUEAKER
More clues leading to the result LUCKYESCAPE
More clues leading to the result SCRAPE
- Predicament
- Pickle
- Awkward situation
- Eke
- Abrasion
- ___ up (gather with difficulty)
- Embarrassing situation
- Jam or pickle
- Kid's frequent knee injury
- Clear of snow, as a windshield