Close crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 letters

This list for “Close” contains entries used in published crosswords that featured the same wording. Each answer was confirmed through puzzle completions, not guesswork.

Possible Answers:

  • HUMID
  • NIGH
  • END
  • NEAR
  • NEARBY
  • SHUT
  • NARROW
  • CONCLUDE
  • AIRLESS
  • SEAL
  • IMMEDIATE
  • INREACH
  • TIGHT
  • COMPACT
  • INTIMATE
  • FASTEN
  • SULTRY
  • AROUND
  • CHEEKTOCHEEK

Synonyms and Definitions

NIGH

  • Synonyms: near

END

  • Synonyms: cease, closing, conclusion, death, destruction, ending, final stage, finish, goal, last, oddment, remainder, remnant, stop, terminal, terminate

NEAR

  • Synonyms: approach, approximate, cheeseparing, come near, come on, dear, draw close, draw near, go up, good, nigh, penny-pinching, skinny

SHUT

  • Synonyms: closed, exclude, keep out, shut out, unopen

NARROW

  • Synonyms: constrict, constringe, contract, minute, nail down, narrow down, narrow-minded, peg down, pin down, specialise, specialize, specify

CONCLUDE

  • Synonyms: reason, reason out, resolve

AIRLESS

  • Synonyms: stuffy, unaired

SEAL

  • Synonyms: cachet, navy seal, seal of approval, seal off, sealing wax, sealskin, stamp, varnish

IMMEDIATE

  • Synonyms: contiguous, prompt, quick, straightaway

TIGHT

  • Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, compressed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, mean, mingy, miserly, nasty, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, rigorous, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, stringent, taut, wet

COMPACT

  • Synonyms: bundle, compact car, compendious, compress, concordat, covenant, heavyset, pack, pack together, powder compact, press, squeeze, stocky, succinct, summary, thick, thickset, wad

INTIMATE

  • Synonyms: adumbrate, confidant, cozy, familiar, informal, inner, insinuate, internal, knowledgeable, sexual, suggest, versed
  • Definition: a person in whom private affairs are entrusted

FASTEN

  • Synonyms: fix, secure, tighten

SULTRY

  • Synonyms: sensual, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous

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