Close - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

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

'close' is the definition.
(sealing is a kind of closing)

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

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

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

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

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

This is the entire clue.

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

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

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

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

'close' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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.

'close' is the definition.
(close can mean to end or finish)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for end that I've seen before include "Conclusion or goal" , "Finish, close" , "Goal; leftover" , "result" , "For Chelsea or Villa, it's a" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The New York Times and the Penny Press.

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