Clues for the word "NEAR"
We've had 308 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1516 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on December 19, 2025.
Definition of near
- adv. - At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
- adv. - Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
- adv. - Closely; intimately.
- adv. - Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
- adv. - Closely connected or related.
- adv. - Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
- adv. - Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
- adv. - So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
- adv. - Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
- a - Immediate; direct; close; short.
- a - Close-fisted; parsimonious.
- prep. - Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
- adv. - To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
- v. i. - To draw near; to approach.
Referring Clues
- Hereabout
- Close
- Immediate
- ___ East
- Not distant
- Warm, so to speak
- Intimate
- Close in on
- Within earshot
- Kind of catastrophe
- By
- Kind of miss
- Approach
- Imminent
- Around
- ___ Miss
- Within view
- Next-door
- At hand
- Not far
- Impending
- Foreseeable
- Within range, maybe
- Dear's partner
- Well-nigh
- Within reach
- Getting warm
- In the area
- Getting warm, say
- In the offing
- Fast approaching
- In the vicinity
- Future preceder
- Close by
- With 74-Down, part of Asia
- Almost here
- Within a stone's throw
- Circa
- Come up to
- Approximate
- "Warm"
- Within easy reach
- About
- Within striking distance
- "___ as I can tell ..."
- Close to
- Kind of beer
- About to arrive
- Get close to
- Warm, in a search
- Close at hand
- Word with beer or miss
- Dear companion?
- Word before future or catastrophe
- Move toward
- Within arm's reach
- Get warm, in a way
- Warm, in a sense
- A stone's throw away
- Almost there
- In the neighborhood
- Not too far away
- Within walking distance
- Within shouting distance
- Cheek by jowl
- On the verge of
- Within a hoot and a holler
- Future leader?
- Warm, in a way
- Get closer
- Only a stone's throw away
- Almost here or there
- Narrowly avoided
- Stingy
- Adjacent
- Around the corner
- In the vicinity of
- On the brink of
- Closefisted
- Dear partner?
- At one's fingertips
- Just around the block, say
- Proximate
- Around the bend
- A few feet away
- A stone's throw from
- Dear companion
- Just around the corner
- Across the street, say
- ___ Miss
- Warm, in a game
- Inches away from
- Next to
- Right around
- At one's elbow
- Get closer to
- Type of miss
- Word with "miss" or "catastrophe"
- Almost upon us
- Right around the corner
- Like some misses
- Close-by
- Dear partner
- Proximal
- One sort of miss
- Word with "miss" or "sighted"
- Warm, in a guessing game
- Word with "miss" or "catastrophe"
- Very close
- A mere step away
- Come closer
- In proximity
- Far's partner
- In the wind
- Within spitting distance
- Approaching
- Come hither
- Warm, in searches
- East in an atlas
- Not far away
- Practically touching
- Zero in on
- With 65-Across, the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 51-Across taken together
- In shouting range
- Word with "miss" or "sighted"
- Far from afar
- Intro to miss?
- Within range
- Almost at hand
- Just outside of
- Within easy reach of
- A stone's throw away from
- Draw close
- In the area of
- In arm's reach
- Not far from
- Convenient, in a way
- At no great distance
- Get 44-Down
- "Dear" partner
- "...suddenly appear / Every time you are ___?"
- ___ beer (O'Doul's, e.g.)
- ___ beer: low-alcohol beverage
- Far's counterpart
- ___ and 60-Across (all around)
- Come closer to
- Only a day away, say
- Warm, in a seeking game
- ___ beer
- Getting warm, in a way
- In the ballpark
- Almost
- Verging on
- Just steps away
- Warm, say
- Not quite touching
- Opposite of far
- Practically
- Word with miss or catastrophe
- Just inches from
- A hop, skip and jump away
- Pretty close
- Alaskan islands
- Warm
- Pretty close-by
- "Coming to a theater ___ you"
- Easy to reach
- Warm, on a hunt
- Handy to
- Getting warm, in a game
- Handy
- Closing in on
- Within spittin' distance of
- Move in on
- Advance upon
- Not too far off
- Come close to
- On or about
- With 60-Across, very weak brew
- Able to get to quickly
- Just about
- In close proximity
- Closing in
- Certainly not far from
- Within shouting distance, say
- With 97 Down, Beaufort scale category
- Word before beer or miss
- A mere stone's throw from
- ___ relative
- Bye
- Easily reached
- Close in
- Closing on
- Far and ___
- Get close
- Alongside
- Close (4)
- Far's opposite
- Within close range
- Word said by Grover when close to the camera
- Close to home
- Front row, to the stage
- Family Fiction "When She's ___"
- Tina Turner "I Want You ___ Me"
- "Emergency Broadcast: The End Is ___" Underoath
- ABC "Be ___ Me"
- Night Ranger "Love is Standing ___"
- Close in on front row
- Caesars "Your Time Is ___"
- Like front row
- Close to front row
- Todd Snider "___ Truths and Hotel Rooms"
- A Fine Frenzy "___ to You"
- '04 Counting Crows song "She Don't Want Nobody ___"
- Pearl Jam "The end comes ___ ... I'm here"
- Lionel Richie "I need to have you ___ me"
- Jewel "___ You Always"
- Nigh
- Neighbouring garden finally given attention
- "Stingy" is getting warm!
- Almost new party piece, certainly handy
- Tight-fisted? Not far off!
- Easy to reach but hard to touch
- In range
- Close - stingy
- Hard by
- Ungenerous approach
- Close by someone artistic
- Parsimonious (informal)
- Close tight
- Easily accessible
- Word with miss
- Word with by or sighted
- Lucky escape, ___ miss
- Similar (to)
- Mean woman's poor grading in the locality
- Intimate approach
- Tidier without Lawrence in the vicinity
- Close to becoming embroiled with one arsonist
- Approach used in one argument
- Two points are mostly close by
- Note organ close by
- Stingy girl approaching bull
- Within earshot of
- Close to the northeast central part
- Breathing down one's neck
- Within sight
- Not far from magazine article
- Within walking distance, say
- Guess Who "I'm getting pretty ___ the end"
- At close quarters
- Just a few feet away
- At close range
- Approximately
- Close to the northeast part of Arabia
- ___ and dear
- Within arm's length
- Not at all far
- A short distance away
- Get warm in a search
- Sort of beer at the local?
- When out of nectar, there's always the local
- Not far from being tight-fisted?
- Easily accessed
- Northern organ of local interest
- Around the corner, perhaps
- Handy for the northern listener
- Like a miserly miss?
- Not far off
- Sharing many of the characteristics of
- Around the corner, say
- Almost mistaken conclusion by a listener
- Akin; alongside
- Advance
- A short distance from here
- Not quite so far away
- In close proximity to
- Almost at
- ___ at hand
- Close in time
- Standing next to
- A stone's throw from, say
- Creep up on
- About to arrive at
- Within hearing range
- "The spring is ___ when green geese are a-breeding": Shak.
- Standing right next to
- Not far from the northeast central part
- Close in space
- In the neighborhood of
- Dear's rhyming partner
- "___, far, wherever you are" (Celine Dion lyric)
- "It's ___ and dear to my heart"
- Bordering on the miserly
- Within hugging distance
- Very close to
- A block or so away, say
- 72-Across opposite
- Close in proximity
- ___ beer (nonalcoholic beverage)
- Close to you
- Readily available
- Not far at all
- Not far away at all
- Not 16-Across
- Word with mint or miss
- On one's doorstep
- A short way from
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - December 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 07, 2025
- LA Times - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 25, 2025
- Daily American - November 25, 2025
- LA Times - November 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 20, 2025
- New York Times - November 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 17, 2025
- Daily American - October 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 01, 2025
- Daily American - September 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 02, 2025
- Daily American - August 25, 2025
- Daily American - August 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 23, 2025
- Daily American - August 12, 2025
- New York Times - August 04, 2025
- LA Times - July 31, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 04, 2025
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