Answer: WHEW
WHEW is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 50 times.
Referring Clues:
- "That was close!"
 - Near-miss exclamation
 - Cry after a close call
 - "That was a close one!"
 - "I'm glad that's over!"
 - "Thank heaven that's over!"
 - Forehead wiper's exclamation
 - "That was close!'
 - "Thank goodness!"
 - Nail-biter's cry
 - "Glad that's over!"
 - "That's a relief!"
 - "That was a close call!"
 - "Boy, it's hot!"
 - See 6-Down
 - "What a relief!"
 - Exclamation of relief
 - ''Close one!''
 - Exclamation of exertion
 - A sound of relief
 - ''Glad that's over''
 - "That's finally done!"
 - "Glad that's over"
 - "Close one!"
 - Forehead-wiping word
 - "Boy, I'm glad that's over!"
 - 'That's a relief!'
 - 'It's hot in here!'
 - 'That was close!'
 - "Man, it's hot!"
 - "Thank heavens!"
 - 'Boy, that was close!'
 - Sigh of relief
 - Close-call cry
 - "Good thing we locked the door before the monster got in"
 - Sound heard during a heat wave
 - Expression of relief
 - Cry of relief
 - Sound of relief
 - Relieved reaction
 - "I was nervous there!"
 - "That was exhausting!"
 - 'Close call!'
 - "Man, that was close!"
 - "That was a bear!"
 - "Barely made it!"
 - Relieved exclamation
 - "Just made it!"
 - *Wipes brow*
 - "That was too close for comfort!"
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 20, 2025
 - USA Today - March 11, 2025
 - LA Times - May 06, 2024
 - New York Times - February 13, 2024
 - LA Times - September 11, 2023
 - USA Today - July 14, 2023
 - USA Today - June 23, 2023
 - LA Times - March 14, 2023
 - USA Today - December 23, 2022
 - USA Today - May 05, 2022
 - New York Times - May 03, 2022
 - New York Times - May 19, 2021
 - New York Times - November 05, 2020
 - Universal - September 23, 2020
 - New York Times - August 25, 2020
 - LA Times - November 24, 2019
 - New York Times - September 17, 2019
 - USA Today - June 28, 2019
 - New York Times - May 06, 2019
 - LA Times - March 11, 2019
 
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