Follow closely
The crossword clue "Follow closely" is answered by TAIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 66 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAIL answer page.
Used 66 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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.
- SHADOW (9 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAIL, most used first.
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.
- Follow orders - OBEY, used 215 times
- Follow - OBEY, used 48 times
- Look closely - PEER, used 44 times
- "Follow me!" - CMON, used 36 times
- Follow instructions - OBEY, used 35 times
- Follow the rules - OBEY, used 33 times
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