The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PER , but the solution may also be NEAR which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
By crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 47 % | 3 |
| VIA | 9 % | 3 |
| NEAR | 9 % | 4 |
| NEARTO | 7 % | 6 |
| BESIDE | 4 % | 6 |
| ASOF | 4 % | 4 |
| PEER | 4 % | 4 |
| UNTO | 4 % | 4 |
| PAST | 4 % | 4 |
| EARNALIVING | 2 % | 11 |
| ALONGSIDE | 2 % | 9 |
| CLOSETO | 2 % | 7 |
Why may NEAR be the right solution?
"By" can mean "close to" or "next to," which is synonymous with "NEAR." Therefore, "NEAR" is the right solution for the crossword clue "By."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: By
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.Crossword Answer definitions
PER preposition- For each.
- To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
- By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
- In accordance with.
- Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.
- They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
- Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PER
- ____ diem
- A pop
- Apiece
- Each
- For each
- Word before diem or annum
- __ annum
- __ capita
- According to
- One ___ customer
More clues leading to the result VIA
- By way of
- Rome's ___ Veneto
- Airline ticket word
- Direct word?
- Direction clarification
- Direction word
- Expedia word
- Itinerary word
- Orbitz word
- Rome's Appia or Veneto
More clues leading to the result NEAR
More clues leading to the result NEARTO
- Abutting
- Close by
- Almost at
- By
- Approaching
- Closely affecting
- Close at hand
- Almost touching
- Alongside
- Not far from
More clues leading to the result BESIDE
- Next to
- A step from
- Touching
- At the elbow of
- Apart from
- Compared to
- Near
- Abutting
- __ the point: not relevant
- Other than
More clues leading to the result ASOF
- Beginning on
- From
- Starting
- Beginning
- From this moment on
- On and after
- Since
- Starting from
- Up to, temporally
- Up until
More clues leading to the result PEER
- Equal
- Jury person
- Kind of pressure
- Type of pressure
- Use a spyglass
- " __ Gynt"
- Get an eyeful
- Look narrowly
- Potential jury member
- "She stands today without a ___" (lyric in Rensselaer's alma mater, and yeah, this is a homer clue; sue me)
More clues leading to the result UNTO
- "Render therefore __ Caesar"
- Biblical preposition
- Biblical word
- Golden rule word
- "Do __ others ..."
- "For __ us a child ..."
- "For ___ us a child..."
- Golden Rule preposition
- In itself
- Second word of the Golden Rule
More clues leading to the result PAST
- History
- Time gone by
- Over and done with
- Over and done
- Checkered thing, maybe
- Days of yore
- Gone by
- "Back to the Future" setting
- "Peggy Sue Got Married" setting
- Ago
More clues leading to the result EARNALIVING
More clues leading to the result ALONGSIDE
- Right next to
- Abreast
- By
- Parallel to
- Adjacent to
- By the side of.
- Adjoining (with "of").
- Next to
- Bordering
- How a towpath proceeds vis-à-vis a canal