Less distant
The crossword clue "Less distant" is answered by CLOSER, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CLOSER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLOSER answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CLOSER
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLOSER, most used first.
- More intimate - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
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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.
- Less fresh - STALER, used 60 times
- Distant - REMOTE, used 23 times
- Less relaxed - TENSER, used 21 times
- Less taxing - EASIER, used 21 times
- Less messy - NEATER, used 19 times
- Less stuffy - AIRIER, used 18 times
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