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