The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEADHEAT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Close race crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEADHEAT | 50 % | 8 |
| PHOTOFINISH | 50 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close race
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- head-to-head
- neck and neck
- nip and tuck
- photo finish
- photo
- basque
- beat
- beats
- clan
- come
- corner
- course
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 DEADHEAT
- Photo finish
- Race with multiple winners
- Tie
- Tied race
- Election Day thriller
- Exact tie
- Inconclusive finish
- *It's too close to call
- It's too close to call
- Multiwinner race outcome
More clues leading to the result PHOTOFINISH
- Racetrack drama
- Close race (and a hint to 17-, 31-, and 47-Across)
- O
- Close race
- O?
- MATTE
- Narrow victory, or a feature of 17-, 29- and 47-Across
- Race decided by a camera, or what the start of 17-, 26- or 42-Across literally is
- End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be
- Very close race, and what 17-, 26- and 41-Across have in common