The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PAL , but the solution may also be ALLY which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Close associate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAL | 33 % | 3 |
| ALLY | 22 % | 4 |
| COMRADE | 11 % | 7 |
| BEDFELLOW | 11 % | 9 |
| PARTNER | 11 % | 7 |
| CHUM | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close associate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confidant
- intimate
- companion
- attendance
- interest
- privity
- behalfe
- behaver
- ben
- beneficiary
- benefit
- benefite
Crossword Answer definitions
PAL noun- A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- Be friends with, hang around with.
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 PAL
More clues leading to the result ALLY
- Align
- Band together
- Friendly associate
- Confederate
- Friend in Risk or Diplomacy
- Straight ___ (PFLAG member, e.g.)
- Comrade in arms
- Supporter
- Fighting partner
- Party to a defense treaty
More clues leading to the result COMRADE
- Sidekick
- Cold War___era pal
- Fellow soldier
- Pal
- Moniker for Mao
- Communist party member
- Communist cohort
- Bosom buddy
- Cohort
- Fellow member
More clues leading to the result BEDFELLOW
More clues leading to the result PARTNER
- Combine's right to catch up (7)
- Law-firm bigwig
- Half of a dancing duo
- Silent one, perhaps
- Spouse
- Significant other, e.g.
- Collaborator
- Law firm VIP
- Associate
- Burns, to Allen