Other words for a narrow escape: “That time, she really had a(n) ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CLOSE CALL | 13 |
| CLOSE SHAVE | 5 |
| CLOSE ONE | 3 |
| NEAR MISS | 3 |
| SQUEAKER | 3 |
| TIGHT SQUEEZE | 2 |
| NARROW ESCAPE | 1 |
| SCARE | 1 |
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