The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word UPSTREAM which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2004.
Nearer the source crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UPSTREAM | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nearer the source
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- upstream
- downstream
- draw
- gather
- gathered
- hither
- upping
- ups
- approach
- approximation
- choke
- choked
Crossword Answer definitions
UPSTREAM noun- Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
- (open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.
- To stream upward.
- (open-source software) To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.
- In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
- Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
- In the direction from the client to the server
- (open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
- Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule
- Against the current.
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