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Close Finish Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ENDING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ENDING

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199%6Exact Match!
238%6Close
335%5Finish a run on Broadway

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ENDING" which means:

    noun
  • • The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
  • • The act of ending something
  • • The point in time at which something ends
  • • Event whose occurrence ends something
  • • The last section of a communication
  • verb
  • • To come to an end
  • • To finish, terminate.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The movie had a surprising ending."
  • • "I'm not a fan of sad endings."

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The Guardian Cryptic01 Jan 2010 Across 24
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