Not quite shut
The crossword clue "Not quite shut" is answered by AJAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 110 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AJAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AJAR answer page.
Used 110 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for AJAR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AJAR, most used first.
- Slightly open - used 322 times, most recently in 2026
- Not quite closed - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- Cracked - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- If not - ELSE, used 199 times
- Not "fer" - AGIN, used 181 times
- Not pro - ANTI, used 172 times
- Not so much - LESS, used 171 times
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