Close securely
The crossword clue "Close securely" is answered by SEAL, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SEAL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEAL answer page.
Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 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.
- BUTTONUP (1 uses in xd)
- SEALOFF (1 uses in xd)
- SEALUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SEAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEAL, most used first.
- Close tightly - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Make airtight - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Barking beast - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Navy commando - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Circus barker - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- "Kiss From a Rose" singer - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Aquatic mammal - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Official stamp - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Circus performer - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
- Marine mammal - used 22 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.
- Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
- Close - NEAR, used 263 times
- Close - SHUT, used 154 times
- "That was close!" - PHEW, used 117 times
- Comes to a close - ENDS, used 97 times
- Close to - NEAR, used 89 times
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