Close - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'close' is the definition.
(I know that close can be written as near)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for near that I've seen before include "Close; parsimonious" , "Close at hand" , "Approaching" , "Close-fisted - approach" , "Close in time or space" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'close' is the definition.
(I know that seal is a type of close)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for seal that I've seen before include "Secure against leakage" , "Signet" , "Fasten securely; aquatic mammal" , "Bull or cow" , "Mammal seen swimming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'close' is the definition.
(I know that close can be written as nigh)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for nigh that I've seen before include "old touch" , "Near at hand" , "Almost (arch.)" , "See 23" , "Nearby" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'close' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for nearby that I've seen before include "Barney (anag)" , "somewhere close" , "in the neighbourhood" , "Around the corner" , "Just round the corner?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'close' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fasten that I've seen before include "Fix -- make tight" , "Fix securely" , "Bolt" , "Attach" , "Affix" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'close' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for around that I've seen before include "On all sides or near" , "Roughly; nearby" , "On every side" , "About, here and there in circular way?" , "Present; approximately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'close' is the definition.
(I know that close can be written as tight)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Drunk; giving little room" , "affected by powerful liquid?" , "Squeezed" , "Parsimonious" , "Miserly or blotto" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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