Close - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for shut that I've seen before include "Push to" , "Draw to" , "Close" , "Out of business" , "See 19" .)

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

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

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

'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 Times, the L.A. Times Daily, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph, the Penny Press and the King Feature Syndicate.

(Other definitions for narrow that I've seen before include "Slender - spare" , "Strict" , "Limited in scope; not wide" , "Thin; taper" , "Meagre, confined" .)

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

'close' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fasten that I've seen before include "Fix to, secure" , "Attach" , "Bolt" , "Tie, secure" , "Fix securely" .)

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

'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 "In the area of" , "Roughly; nearby" , "Somewhere near" , "On all sides or near" , "More or less" .)

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

'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 "Constricted - intoxicated" , "Drunk - a near thing!" , "Drunk; restricted" , "high tension" , "Strictly imposed; drunk" .)

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

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