Butt boxer, say, thats close Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

In today's crossword puzzle, the clue is "Butt boxer, say, that's close" and the answer is "DOGEND". Let's take a closer look at the clue and why this answer fits.

• 1. "Butt boxer" refers to someone who smokes cigarettes, with the "butt" being the end portion of the cigarette after it has been smoked.
• 2. "Say" indicates that the clue is a wordplay, suggesting that we need to find a word that sounds like "butt boxer".
• 3. "That's close" implies that the answer is a close homophone or sound-alike of "butt boxer".

Putting these clues together, we can decipher that "butt boxer" sounds similar to "dog end". In many dialects, "dog end" is a colloquial term used to refer to the end of a cigarette that has been smoked. The term originates from the idea that a dog might pick up and chew on discarded cigarette butts, thus referring to them as "dog ends".

Therefore, "DOGEND" is the correct answer that fits the given clue. It satisfies the wordplay requirements of sounding like "butt boxer" and also connects to the meaning of the clue.

 The Crossword clue "Butt boxer, say, thats close" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Telegraph - Toughie	1 March 2019	DOGEND