Close friend
The crossword clue "Close friend" is answered by CRONY, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CRONY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRONY answer page.
Used 18 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 7 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.
- COMRADE (5 uses in xd)
- BOSOMBUDDY (2 uses in xd)
- DEARONE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CRONY
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRONY, most used first.
- Chum - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Pal - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Sidekick - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
- Old pal - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Bosom buddy - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Cohort - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Partner in crime - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Came to a close - ENDED, used 67 times
- Close call - SCARE, used 60 times
- Comes close - NEARS, used 42 times
- As a friend: Fr. - ENAMI, used 41 times
- Gets close to - NEARS, used 35 times
- Spanish friend - AMIGO, used 33 times
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