Close with a bang
The crossword clue "Close with a bang" is answered by SLAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SLAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAM answer page.
Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SLAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAM, most used first.
- Bridge coup - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Close noisily - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Poetry competition - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridge feat - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
- Close angrily - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
- Shut forcefully - used 33 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.
- Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
- Prefix with dynamic - AERO, used 152 times
- Share a border with - ABUT, used 152 times
- Done with - OVER, used 145 times
- With: Fr. - AVEC, used 132 times
- With skill - ABLY, used 127 times
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