Neck and neck
The crossword clue "Neck and neck" is answered by CLOSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CLOSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLOSE answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- INADEADHEAT (2 uses in xd)
- TOOCLOSETOCALL (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLOSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLOSE, most used first.
- Nearby - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Shut - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Intimate - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Almost there - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Near - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- In the neighborhood - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Buddy-buddy - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- "__, but no cigar!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- In the ballpark - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- In the vicinity - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Like some calls - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Actress Glenn - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Very near - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Within walking distance - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Almost!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Seal the deal - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Shut down - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Go out of business - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- On the up and up - LEGIT, used 124 times
- Out-and-out - UTTER, used 117 times
- "Pomp and Circumstance" composer - ELGAR, used 99 times
- Flora and fauna - BIOTA, used 81 times
- Oohed and __ - AAHED, used 77 times
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