The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHAVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Narrow escape: Colloq crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAVE | 50 % | 5 |
| CLOSESHAVE | 50 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Narrow escape: Colloq
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shave
- getaway
- squeak
- squeaker
- close call
- hairbreadth
- close shave
- out
- crack
- crib
- pinch
- tail
Crossword Answer definitions
SHAVE verb- To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
- To cut anything in this fashion.
- To remove hair from one's face by this means.
- To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
- To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
- To reduce in size or weight.
- To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
- To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
- An instance of shaving.
- A thin slice; a shaving.
- An exorbitant discount on a note.
- A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
- A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
- A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SHAVE
- Pare
- Use a razor
- Tonsorial task
- Lose one's shadow?
- Hairy experience
- Clear the stubble
- Barbershop service
- Get rid of a five o'clock shadow
- Get rid of the Fu Manchu
- Barber's service