Comes close
The crossword clue "Comes close" is answered by NEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 42 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEARS answer page.
Used 42 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for NEARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEARS, most used first.
- Approaches - used 329 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets closer to - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Closes in on - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets close to - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets closer - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- It comes from the heart - AORTA, used 108 times
- Came to a close - ENDED, used 67 times
- Comes down - RAINS, used 37 times
- Brought to a close - ENDED, used 30 times
- Drew to a close - ENDED, used 28 times
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