Gets closer to
The crossword clue "Gets closer to" is answered by NEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 79 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
NEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEARS answer page.
Used 79 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 20 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.
- ZEROESINON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEARS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by NEARS, most used first.
- Approaches - used 329 times, most recently in 2026
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