__-eyed (close to tears)
The crossword clue "__-eyed (close to tears)" is answered by MISTY, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
MISTY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MISTY answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MISTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by MISTY, most used first.
- Teary-eyed - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Indistinct - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- A bit teary-eyed - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Mathis classic - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Ballerina Copeland - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Johnny Mathis classic - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Vague - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Came to a close - ENDED, used 67 times
- Tears - RENDS, used 65 times
- Close call - SCARE, used 60 times
- Tears apart - RENDS, used 58 times
- Comes close - NEARS, used 42 times
- Gets close to - NEARS, used 35 times
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