| "Getting warmer!" |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2026 |
| Nearer |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Mar 2026 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher |
Commuter |
13 Feb 2026 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Less far away |
The Times Concise |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2025 |
| End-of-game pitcher |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2025 |
| Bullpen pitcher |
Commuter |
13 Oct 2025 |
| "The ___", procedural with Kyra Sedgwick |
TV |
07 Sep 2025 |
| "The ___", procedural with Kyra Sedgwick |
TV |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Not as distant |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2025 |
| Charlie? Waste of space, more like |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
03 Aug 2025 |
| 100 don't win the first revolt but get nearer (6) |
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| Heavier, he concludes (6) |
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| Cold runner-up should be nearer (6) |
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| A number lose the right to be nearer (6) |
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| More friendly with, he concludes (6) |
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| Nearer |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Apr 2025 |
| 1997 stage play by Patrick Marber |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Not so distant shutter (6) |
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| One who's sealed the deal or is getting nearer to it (6) |
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| More intimate - Julia Roberts film (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Mar 2025 |
| More intimate a Julia Roberts film (6) |
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| More local (6) |
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| Nearer to a shutter (6) |
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| Less distant |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2025 |
| More muggy? Not so far (6) |
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| With "The -" role for Tom Selleck |
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| Nearer |
Commuter |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Joy Division put a hundred before answer to the previous clue (6) |
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| More intimate (6) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Nearer to the shutter? (6) |
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| More stuffy - it's the shutter! (6) |
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| He finishes harder on the heels of (6) |
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| With the shutter, it's less airy (6) |
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| Skilled salesperson caught by non-winner (6) |
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| Not so far from being more secretive (6) |
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| Effective negotiator |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Deal sealer |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2024 |
| See new roles as more intimate |
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| Settler in S. Africa owns Australian pub (6) |
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| Not as far |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Shut up by river that's less remote |
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| More near (6) |
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| More involved with one who gets deals done |
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| Not so far from a hundred and one having suffered defeat! (6) |
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| A handier shutter? (6) |
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| Nearer stopper (6) |
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| Kyra Sedgwick series, with "The" |
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| Salesperson who seals the deal |
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| One who shuts up and gets more intimate? (6) |
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| The shutter is heavier (6) |
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| Not so far from college with unsuccessful competitor (6) |
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| "Hold me ___, tiny dancer ..." (Elton John's lyrics) |
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| More detailed, a ... look |
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| Tighter bum following introduction to callisthenics (6) |
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| See a failure more intimately |
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| A cloister will be more confined without it (6) |
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| Less distant clubs associated with runner-up, say (6) |
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| 1997 stage play by Patrick Marber |
Mirror Quiz |
31 May 2024 |
| Not so far away from shutter? (6) |
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| See the vanquished more intimately (6) |
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| Not so far from Cork? |
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| 2004 Julia Roberts and Jude Law film (6) |
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| Shut up before king gets nearer (6) |
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| "Fastener" is more analogous |
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| A cloister is more confined without it (6) |
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| Nearer |
The Times Concise |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Cold person who doesn't succeed should be more intimate (6) |
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| The nearer one gets to it, the meaner it is (6) |
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| 2004 Mike Nichols film written by Patrick Marber, based on his 1997 play of the same name (6) |
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| Nearer the end (6) |
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| A heavier shutter (6) |
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| Heavier (6) |
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| "Put your sweet lips a little ... to the phone; Let's pretend that we're together all alone," sang Jim Reeves in He'll Have To Go |
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| I'll settle to get rid of credit limits |
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| Patrick Marber play made into a film starring Julia Roberts and Jude Law |
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| Swansong less aloof |
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| Nearer to |
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| Getting warmer - and more stuffy (6) |
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| Conservatives' initial loser is getting nearer (6) |
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| Complete run that's comparatively stifling |
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| Complete run that's comparatively stifling (6) |
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| In a nearer position |
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| Kyra Sedgwick show The - |
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| Sale finalizer |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Joy Division album released after the death of Ian Curtis |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Prior to failure clubs would get more miserly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 May 2023 |
| Comparatively mean doorman? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 May 2023 |
| "Hold Me ___," 2022 collaboration between Britney Spears and Elton John that debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 |
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| Pitcher sent in to seal a win |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Hotter, in a hiding game |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2022 |
| A: winner; B: in a draw; ___ ? Not so far! |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Sep 2022 |
| A: winner; B: in a draw; ___ ? Not so far! |
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| Not so far away |
The Guardian Quick |
06 Jul 2022 |
| Conservative failure getting nearer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jul 2022 |
| 'Getting warmer!' |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Nearer in space or time |
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| More immediate Conservative failure |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Feb 2022 |
| Nearer shutter |
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| More famiiar Conservative defeated opponent |
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| Nearer in space or time |
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| Stuffier cold may be the sore type |
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| Master negotiator |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2021 |
| Ninth or 10th player, perhaps |
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| Conservative (one who didn't win) is more dense |
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| Nearer |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Feb 2021 |
| Stuffier, cold and may be sore |
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| Nearer in space or time |
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| Not as far |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2020 |
| Hit song by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
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| Warmer, so to speak |
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| 2004 romantic drama film directed by Mike Nichols that stars Natalie Portman alongside Julia Roberts |
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| One who is skilled at bringing a business transaction to a satisfactory conclusion |
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| Constant runner-up is more compact |
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| Less fresh challenger at first one defeated |
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| Effective salesperson |
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| Effective salesperson |
New York Times |
13 Oct 2019 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2019 |
| Cold person seen as victim becomes more intimate |
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| College failure becomes a pitcher |
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| Nearer |
The Times Concise |
17 Jul 2019 |
| Less far off |
Universal |
22 May 2019 |
| Not as remote, say |
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| Ninth inning specialist |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Effective deal maker |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2019 |
| Effective deal maker |
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| Less far off |
|
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| Effective deal maker |
|
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| Ninth inning specialist |
|
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| Ninth-inning pitcher |
|
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| Pitching staff VIP |
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| Someone finishing on more intimate terms |
|
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| Bullpen hero |
|
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| Bullpen hero |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2018 |
| College failure is like 17 down only more so |
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| Nearer or more penny-pinching |
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| 2004 Jude Law drama |
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| Bullpen hero |
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| Deal finalizer |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2017 |
| Hit single from The Chainsmokers, featuring Halsey, which became their first #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 |
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| Meaner Conservative, one suffering defeat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Deal finalizer |
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| Ballplayer hoping for a save |
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| Ninth-inning hurler, often |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2016 |
| More intimate |
The Guardian Quick |
09 Jul 2016 |
| Expert salesperson |
Newsday |
18 Mar 2016 |
| More well matched roles messed up by leader of cast |
|
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| Ninth-inning hurler, often |
|
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| More evenly matched, caught runner-up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Oct 2015 |
| More intimate |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2015 |
| Conservative person showing hesitation? Not so far |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2015 |
| More intimate |
Universal |
14 Mar 2015 |
| Nearer |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Feb 2015 |
| Mariano Rivera, for most of his career |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2015 |
| More intimate |
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| Mariano Rivera, for most of his career |
|
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| More intimate |
|
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| Complete run within a shorter distance |
|
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| Less open Conservative defeated opponent |
|
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| Dennis Eckersley, e.g. |
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| Not as remote |
|
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| Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher |
|
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| Mariano Rivera, notably |
|
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| Contract-negotiating pro |
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| Sales expert |
|
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| Not so remote |
|
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| Ninth inning specialist |
|
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| The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g. |
|
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| The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g. |
|
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| Shutter, so to speak, that's not so far away |
|
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| Ninth-inning pitcher |
|
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| Ninth-inning hurler, often |
|
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| Effective salesman |
|
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| More intimate |
|
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| Ninth-inning starter, often |
|
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| Ninth-inning relief pitcher |
|
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| Dealmaker extraordinaire |
|
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| Expert dealmaker |
|
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| Ninth-inning pitcher |
|
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| Star relief pitcher |
|
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| Ninth-inning specialist |
|
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| Expert dealmaker |
|
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| Last reliever called |
|
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| More intimate |
|
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| Contract-negotiating pro |
|
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| Deal finalizer |
|
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| Sales specialist |
|
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| Being nearer in space or time |
|
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| Player with many saves |
|
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| Sales specialist |
|
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| Effective salesperson |
|
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| Snap or button |
|
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| Star relief pitcher |
|
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| Bullpen ace |
|
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| Relief pitcher who finishes the game |
|
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| Chummier |
|
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| More friendly |
|
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| More friendly |
|
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| Bullpen ace |
|
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| Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher, often |
|
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| More intimate |
|
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| Ninth inning specialist |
|
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| More immediate Conservative failure |
|
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| Deal maker |
|
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| Comparatively contiguous |
|
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| Less distant |
|
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| Less distant |
|
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| "Cuddle up a little ___ . . . " |
|
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| More compact |
|
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| Not so far away |
|
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| More miserly |
|
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| Not so far apart |
|
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| More stingy |
|
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| Nearer |
|
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| Nearer. |
|
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| More humid. |
|
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| More imminent. |
|
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| Saver? |
|
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| More stingy. |
|
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| Mariano Rivera, e.g. |
|
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| More intimate. |
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