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

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

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

'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 Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, The Telegraph 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 Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, The Telegraph 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 Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, The Telegraph 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 Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, The Telegraph 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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