Close-fitting
The crossword clue "Close-fitting" is answered by SNUG, a 4-letter entry. Used 48 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNUG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNUG answer page.
Used 48 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 18 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.
- TIGHT (8 uses in xd)
- SKINTIGHT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNUG
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNUG, most used first.
- Cozy - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Like a bug in a rug - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Tight-fitting - used 49 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
- "That was close!" - PHEW, used 117 times
- Comes to a close - ENDS, used 97 times
- Close to - NEAR, used 89 times
- Close tightly - SEAL, used 82 times
- Brings to a close - ENDS, used 70 times
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