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Within earshot

Answer: NEAR - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Within earshot" is answered by NEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

NEAR

NEAR

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

49Times used
26Distinct years
2025Most recent year
14Publications

Used 49 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 14 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.

  • AUDIBLE (9 uses in xd)
  • NEARBY (4 uses in xd)
  • AUDIBLY (1 uses in xd)
  • HEARABLE (1 uses in xd)

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
  • Approach - used 183 times, most recently in 2025
  • At hand - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
  • Close to - used 89 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

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