Closed in on
The crossword clue "Closed in on" is answered by NEARED, a 6-letter entry. Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEARED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEARED answer page.
Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 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.
- ZEROED (3 uses in xd)
- HOMED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEARED
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEARED, most used first.
- Approached - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Generic - NONAME, used 81 times
- Tidy up - NEATEN, used 75 times
- Indigenous - NATIVE, used 67 times
- Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
- Cancel out - NEGATE, used 61 times
- Most pleasant - NICEST, used 60 times
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