Within striking distance

The answer

NEAR

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 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.

• ONESTEPAWAY (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
• 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 view - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• About to arrive - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• A mere step away - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• 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.

• At a distance - AFAR, used 294 times
• In the distance - AFAR, used 181 times
• Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
• Within: Prefix - ENTO, used 121 times
• From a distance - AFAR, used 117 times
• Short distance - STEP, used 100 times

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