A mere step away

The answer

NEAR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEAR answer page.

Used 6 times across 3 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for NEAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by NEAR, most used first.

• Close by - used 299 times, most recently in 2026
• Close - used 263 times, most recently in 2026
• Approach - used 183 times, most recently in 2025
• At hand - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
• In the vicinity - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Close to - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Within reach - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• In the neighborhood - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Close at hand - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Within earshot - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
• Within walking distance - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• In the area - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Intimate. - used 29 times, most recently in 2011
• Imminent - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Not far - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Approaching - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Kind of miss - used 26 times, most recently in 2019
• In the vicinity of - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Within shouting distance - used 24 times, most recently in 2021
• Not far away - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Stingy - used 23 times, most recently in 2015
• A stone's throw away - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Warm, so to speak - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Nigh - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Dear partner - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Almost - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Just around the corner - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• __ miss - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Close in on - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Dear companion? - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ East. - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Get closer to - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of beer - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
• Warm, in a way - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Closefisted - used 13 times, most recently in 2005
• Proximate - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Within arm's reach - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Akin. - used 12 times, most recently in 1966
• Almost there - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Come closer to - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Get close to - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• In proximity - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Very close - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Warm" - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Approximate - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Around - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• "Coming to a theater ___ you" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "___, far, wherever you are..." - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Right around the corner - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Warm, in a search - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Impending - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Not distant - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Within easy reach - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Closely akin. - used 9 times, most recently in 1971
• Practically touching - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Around the corner - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• __ beer - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Contiguous - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
• Miserly. - used 8 times, most recently in 1991
• Move toward - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Not far from - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Within striking distance - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Within view - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• About to arrive - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Adjacent - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Almost at hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Almost here - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Approximating. - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Closing in - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Get closer - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Hard by - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Kind of catastrophe - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Like some misses - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Neighboring - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Not far off - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Skinflinty - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Warm, in a game - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Warm, in a guessing game - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Warm, in a sense - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Within a stone's throw - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Word with "miss" or "catastrophe" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
• Miles away - AFAR, used 210 times
• Put away - STOW, used 205 times
• Pack away - STOW, used 171 times
• "Step ___!" - ONIT, used 125 times
• Run away - FLEE, used 124 times

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