Close one
The crossword clue "Close one" is answered by PAL, a 3-letter entry. Used 20 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PAL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAL answer page.
Used 20 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 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.
Other clues for PAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by PAL, most used first.
- Buddy - used 559 times, most recently in 2026
- Chum - used 453 times, most recently in 2026
- Bud - used 234 times, most recently in 2026
- Crony - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- Friend - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Good buddy - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Amigo - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Sidekick - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Good friend - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Close friend - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Compadre - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Joey" - used 33 times, most recently in 2008
- Comrade - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- One to hang with - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Mate - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Pen ___ (letter-writing friend) - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Bosom buddy - used 19 times, most recently in 2020
- Intimate - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Companion - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Bro - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Good bud - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Cohort - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- O'Hara's Joey - used 13 times, most recently in 2003
- Joey, for one - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
- Bestie - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Trusted chum - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Trusted one - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
- One to hang out with - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- "Be a ___!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Bert, to Ernie - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Best friend. - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
- Homeboy - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Best bud - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Goombah - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Huck, to Tom - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- One of the gang - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Close chum - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ed, to Ralph - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Homie - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Playmate - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Barney, to Fred - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Gal ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Joey" (Sinatra film) - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Norton, to Kramden - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Trusted friend - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- One ___ time - ATA, used 188 times
- One or more - ANY, used 176 times
- Little one - TOT, used 169 times
- Sgt., for one - NCO, used 95 times
- King Kong, for one - APE, used 93 times
- Hole in one - ACE, used 91 times
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