Word "CLOSER" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
Synonyms:
finisher

Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definition:
(comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
Synonyms:
nearer, nigher
Examples:
come closer, my dear!

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person who closes something
Examples:
whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up

Crossword Clues for CLOSER

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"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)
Heavier, he concludes (6)
Cold runner-up should be nearer (6)
A number lose the right to be nearer (6)
More friendly with, he concludes (6)
Nearer The Telegraph Quick 29 Apr 2025
1997 stage play by Patrick Marber Mirror Quiz 25 Apr 2025
Not so distant shutter (6)
One who's sealed the deal or is getting nearer to it (6)
More intimate a€“ Julia Roberts film (6)
More intimate - Julia Roberts film (6) The Guardian Quick 10 Mar 2025
More local (6)
Nearer to a shutter (6)
Less distant USA Today 27 Feb 2025
More muggy? Not so far (6)
With "The -" role for Tom Selleck
Nearer Commuter 11 Feb 2025
Joy Division put a hundred before answer to the previous clue (6)
More intimate (6) The Guardian Quick 30 Jan 2025
Nearer to the shutter? (6)
More stuffy - it's the shutter! (6)
He finishes harder on the heels of (6)
With the shutter, it's less airy (6)
Skilled salesperson caught by non-winner (6)
Not so far from being more secretive (6)
Effective negotiator Wall Street Journal 18 Nov 2024
Deal sealer New York Times 15 Nov 2024
See new roles as more intimate
Settler in S. Africa owns Australian pub (6)
Not as far Newsday 29 Oct 2024
Shut up by river that's less remote
More near (6)
More involved with one who gets deals done
Not so far from a hundred and one having suffered defeat! (6)
A handier shutter? (6)
Nearer stopper (6)
Kyra Sedgwick series, with "The"
Salesperson who seals the deal
One who shuts up and gets more intimate? (6)
The shutter is heavier (6)
Not so far from college with unsuccessful competitor (6)
"Hold me ___, tiny dancer ..." (Elton John's lyrics)
More detailed, a ... look
Tighter bum following introduction to callisthenics (6)
See a failure more intimately
A cloister will be more confined without it (6)
Less distant clubs associated with runner-up, say (6)
1997 stage play by Patrick Marber Mirror Quiz 31 May 2024
Not so far away from shutter? (6)
See the vanquished more intimately (6)
Not so far from Cork?
2004 Julia Roberts and Jude Law film (6)
Shut up before king gets nearer (6)
"Fastener" is more analogous
A cloister is more confined without it (6)
Nearer The Times Concise 17 Apr 2024
Cold person who doesn't succeed should be more intimate (6)
2004 Mike Nichols film written by Patrick Marber, based on his 1997 play of the same name (6)
The nearer one gets to it, the meaner it is (6)
Nearer the end (6)
A heavier shutter (6)
Heavier (6)
"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
I'll settle to get rid of credit limits
Patrick Marber play made into a film starring Julia Roberts and Jude Law
Swansong less aloof
Nearer to
Getting warmer - and more stuffy (6)
Conservatives' initial loser is getting nearer (6)
Complete run that's comparatively stifling
Complete run that's comparatively stifling (6)
In a nearer position
Kyra Sedgwick show The -
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
Pitcher sent in to seal a win New York Times 12 Dec 2022
"Hold Me ___," 2022 collaboration between Britney Spears and Elton John that debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100
Hotter, in a hiding game USA Today 13 Sep 2022
A: winner; B: in a draw; ___ ? Not so far!
A: winner; B: in a draw; ___ ? Not so far! The Guardian Cryptic 05 Sep 2022
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 Irish Times Simplex 11 Feb 2022
More immediate Conservative failure The Times Cryptic 03 Feb 2022
Nearer shutter
More famiiar Conservative defeated opponent
Nearer in space or time Irish Times Simplex 22 Jul 2021
Stuffier cold may be the sore type Irish Times Crosaire 12 Jul 2021
Master negotiator New York Times 09 Jul 2021
Ninth or 10th player, perhaps The Washington Post Sunday 16 May 2021
Conservative (one who didn't win) is more dense
Nearer USA Today 10 Apr 2021
Ninth-inning pitcher Thomas Joseph 04 Feb 2021
Stuffier, cold and may be sore Irish Times Crosaire 02 Oct 2020
Nearer in space or time Irish Times Simplex 25 Sep 2020
Not as far Newsday 31 Aug 2020
Hit song by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify
Warmer, so to speak The Washington Post Sunday 19 Apr 2020
2004 romantic drama film directed by Mike Nichols that stars Natalie Portman alongside Julia Roberts
One who is skilled at bringing a business transaction to a satisfactory conclusion Irish Times Simplex 20 Feb 2020
Constant runner-up is more compact
Less fresh challenger at first one defeated
Effective salesperson New York Times 13 Oct 2019
Effective salesperson
Ninth-inning pitcher Wall Street Journal 12 Oct 2019
Cold person seen as victim becomes more intimate
College failure becomes a pitcher
Nearer The Times Concise 17 Jul 2019
Less far off Universal 22 May 2019
Not as remote, say
Ninth inning specialist Wall Street Journal 27 Mar 2019
Effective deal maker The Washington Post 04 Jan 2019
Effective deal maker LA Times Daily 04 Jan 2019
Less far off
Ninth-inning pitcher
Ninth inning specialist
Effective deal maker
Pitching staff VIP The Washington Post Sunday 11 Nov 2018
Someone finishing on more intimate terms
Bullpen hero The Washington Post 09 May 2018
Bullpen hero LA Times Daily 09 May 2018
College failure is like 17 down only more so Irish Times Crosaire 30 Mar 2018
Nearer or more penny-pinching Irish Times Simplex 06 Mar 2018
2004 Jude Law drama Jonesin 13 Feb 2018
Bullpen hero
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
Meaner Conservative, one suffering defeat The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Mar 2017
Deal finalizer
Ballplayer hoping for a save The Washington Post 22 Oct 2016
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
Ninth-inning hurler, often
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
Mariano Rivera, for most of his career
More intimate
More intimate
Complete run within a shorter distance
Less open Conservative defeated opponent
Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher
Not as remote
Dennis Eckersley, e.g.
Mariano Rivera, notably
Contract-negotiating pro
The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g.
Ninth inning specialist
Sales expert
Not so remote
The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g.
Shutter, so to speak, that's not so far away
Ninth-inning pitcher
Ninth-inning starter, often
More intimate
Ninth-inning hurler, often
Effective salesman
Star relief pitcher
Ninth-inning relief pitcher
Dealmaker extraordinaire
Ninth-inning pitcher
Expert dealmaker
Ninth-inning specialist
Expert dealmaker
More intimate
Last reliever called
Contract-negotiating pro
Being nearer in space or time
Sales specialist
Sales specialist
Deal finalizer
Player with many saves
Effective salesperson
Star relief pitcher
Bullpen ace
Chummier
Snap or button
Relief pitcher who finishes the game
More friendly
Bullpen ace
More friendly
Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher, often
More intimate
More immediate Conservative failure
Ninth inning specialist
Deal maker
Less distant
Comparatively contiguous
Less distant
"Cuddle up a little ___ . . . "
More compact
Not so far away
More miserly
Not so far apart
More stingy
Nearer
More humid.
Mariano Rivera, e.g.
More intimate.
Saver?
More stingy.
More imminent.
Nearer.
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