The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VERGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1981.
Come near, with "on" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VERGE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Come near, with "on"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- approach
- draw on
- approximate
- border
- nudge
- verge
- like
- nudging
- approaches
- approaching
- arrive
- attained
Crossword Answer definitions
VERGE noun- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- An edge or border.
- The phallus.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof.
- The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
- To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
- To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.
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