CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR

• ___ ___ O S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ C ___ ___ A R

• 'Not quite'

• A bit off, sadly

• A winner

• Airline reports on seating in coach

• ALMOST

• Almost made it

• Almost there

• Almost!

• Describing a near miss

• Disappointing

• Ju-u-ust missed!

• Like a near-miss

• Pessimistic almost

• Sorry, you just missed

• That was a real good try

• Words to a first runner-up

• You almost had it

• You just missed it!