The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Close by crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAR | 61 % | 4 |
| NEARTO | 15 % | 6 |
| ATHAND | 6 % | 6 |
| NIGH | 5 % | 4 |
| HANDY | 2 % | 5 |
| INTHEAREA | 2 % | 9 |
| ANEAR | 2 % | 5 |
| NEARATHAND | 2 % | 10 |
| LOCAL | 1 % | 5 |
| NOTFAR | 1 % | 6 |
| NEXTDOOR | 1 % | 8 |
| HERE | 1 % | 4 |
| AT HAND | 1 % | 7 |
| INARMSREACH | 1 % | 11 |
| AROUND | 1 % | 6 |
| NEARHERE | 1 % | 8 |
| NER | 1 % | 3 |
| UNFAR | 1 % | 5 |
Why may ATHAND be the right solution?
"Close by" is a phrase that means "nearby" or "within reach". "At hand" is a common phrase that means the same thing, making it the correct answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close by
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- near by
- close to
- nearby
- vicinity
- close in
- nearness
- neighboring
- proximity
- next door
- neighbouring
- near east
- nearest
Crossword Answer definitions
NEAR noun- The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
- To come closer to; to approach.
- Physically close.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Approximate, almost.
- (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
- At or towards a position close in space or time.
- Nearly; almost.
- Physically close to, in close proximity to.
- Close to in time.
- Close to in nature or degree.
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 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 ATHAND
More clues leading to the result NIGH
- Just about
- Near in time or place
- At hand
- Close by
- Poetically near
- Close at hand
- Imminent
- Near, quaintly
- To hand
- Not far off
More clues leading to the result HANDY
- Within reach
- Useful
- Blues pioneer W.C.
- Easy to reach
- Good with tools
- Not all thumbs
- Within easy reach
- Good to have around
- Proficient
- Good at repairs
More clues leading to the result INTHEAREA
More clues leading to the result ANEAR
- Keep ___ to the ground
- Lend __ (listen)
- Close
- Close, once
- Have ___ to the ground
- Lend ____
- Almost, to Shakespeare
- Bend __ (listen attentively)
- Close by
- What the symphasizer lends
More clues leading to the result NEARATHAND
More clues leading to the result LOCAL
- Express alternative
- Train with many stops
- Union branch
- It's hardly express
- Like some news
- Makes all stops
- It makes all the stops
- Union unit
- Narrow in scope
- Certain subway
More clues leading to the result NOTFAR
- Close
- Within walking distance, perhaps
- Near
- In walking distance, maybe
- Over the hill, say
- A stone's throw
- Nearby.
- Within reach
- Relatively near
- Within walking distance, say
More clues leading to the result NEXTDOOR
- Neighborly
- Very close by
- Very nearby
- Like Kramer, vis-a-vis Seinfeld
- Across the driveway
- Living very close by
- Like a close neighbor
- Adjoining.
- Close-by.
- Kind of neighbors
More clues leading to the result HERE
- In this place
- Roll call response
- Roll-call reply
- Roll-call response
- Word on a mall map
- "From __ To Eternity"
- "__ goes nothing!"
- Command to Fido
- On this page
- Present
More clues leading to the result AT HAND
More clues leading to the result INARMSREACH
More clues leading to the result AROUND
- Here and there
- Circa
- Nearby
- In the neighborhood
- In the vicinity
- In the vicinity of
- Somewhere close by
- Close
- Approximately
- Roughly
More clues leading to the result NEARHERE
More clues leading to the result NER
- Biblical father of Abner
- Guv'___
- Grandfather of Saul
- Saul's uncle
- ___ Tamid (synagogue lamp)
- Sin or win add-on
- Saul's grandfather
- Uncle of Saul
- __ Tamid: synagogue lamp
- Father of Abner