Close to
The crossword clue "Close to" is answered by NEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 89 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
NEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEAR answer page.
Used 89 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ABOUT (15 uses in xd)
- BESIDE (6 uses in xd)
- NIGH (3 uses in xd)
- WITH (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEAR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by NEAR, most used first.
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- "That was close!" - PHEW, used 117 times
- Comes to a close - ENDS, used 97 times
- Close tightly - SEAL, used 82 times
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