"Close, but no cigar"
The crossword clue ""Close, but no cigar"" is answered by NICETRY, a 7-letter entry. Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
NICETRY
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NICETRY answer page.
Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GOODTRY (3 uses in xd)
- GOODGUESS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NICETRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by NICETRY, most used first.
- "Better luck next time" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- "Good effort!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Peter or Paul, but not Mary - APOSTLE, used 12 times
- Close enough - INRANGE, used 11 times
- Uncomfortably close to home - TOOREAL, used 8 times
- Can't help but - NEEDSTO, used 6 times
- Close enough to hit - INRANGE, used 6 times
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