The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NAILBITER which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Close contest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAILBITER | 40 % | 9 |
| CLIFFHANGER | 20 % | 11 |
| HORSERACE | 20 % | 9 |
| ARUNFORONESMONEY | 20 % | 16 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close contest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cliffhanger
- buckle
- grapple
- squeaker
- vie
- beat
- beats
- carry
- collaboration
- combat
- come
- conjunction
Crossword Answer definitions
NAILBITER noun- One who bites or chews his or her fingernails
- A nervous or uncomfortable situation
- An engaging or exciting cliffhanger.
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 NAILBITER
- *Game that goes down to the wire
- Anxious one, perhaps
- Close game
- Close contest
- Tension-filled sports contest
- Very close game, e.g.
- Tense situation
- Sudden-death game, say
- Blowout's opposite
- Anxiety-evoking close game, for example
More clues leading to the result CLIFFHANGER
- Tense situation for Robertson?
- Serial installment's ending
- Suspenseful ending
- Close contest
- Type of show.
- ___, Suspense Writer
- "Dallas," e.g., famously
- Closet item for actor Robertson?
- When a certain guy takes a lady's coat, he puts it on a ...
- Suspenseful situation
More clues leading to the result HORSERACE
- Belmont Park attraction
- Preakness, for one
- Formidable contest
- Bet on it
- Kentucky Derby, e.g.
- Election, so to speak
- Competitive contest
- Competition with jockeys
- Close contest
- Arcaro's specialty.