Possible Clues:

• 'A winner … almost'
• "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue
• ''Almost!''
• Airline reports on seating in coach
• 'You almost had it'
• Almost made it
• 'Almost!'
• “Not quite”
• Cuban ecologist version right, but not good enough for Havana?
• Pessimistic ''almost''