| Close |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2025 |
| Close by |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Bard's "close by" |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2025 |
| Near, in verse |
Universal |
25 Aug 2025 |
| It is nearly time to sleep, but not quite (4) |
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| ... when it is near being almost dark (4) |
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| Forthcoming, quaintly |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Imminent |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Jul 2025 |
| Close by, in verse |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Almost having hot drink knocked back |
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| Near |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Nearby |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2025 |
| It is nearly endless, the period of darkness (4) |
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| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 May 2025 |
| Walt Whitman's "As the Time Draws ___" |
New York Times |
20 May 2025 |
| Archaic word meaning "near" or "almost" |
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| Nearly dark, having lost time (4) |
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| Board member undressed nearby |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Soon to be |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Near or close by, English |
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| Endless darkness is near (4) |
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| Near, to a poet |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2025 |
| "The end is ___" (approaching, poetically) |
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| Nearly (poetic) (4) |
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| Practically (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Close by, in poems |
Newsday |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Close to the end of the day, virtually (4) |
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| It doesn't completely follow a day, but nearly (4) |
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| Near (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Jan 2025 |
| Near |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Nearly appearing in tonight's show (4) |
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| Close by, old-style |
Family Time |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Almost break the hinge! (4) |
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| Near (Archaic) |
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| Expected very soon |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Nov 2024 |
| "The end is ___" (approaching, poetically) |
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| It's nearly the spirit that has returned to Hydrogen (4) |
|
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| It is near the time of darkness, almost (4) |
|
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| "The end is ___!" (old-fashioned shout) |
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| Poetic word for "near" |
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| Approaching |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Horse and trap reverses - that's imminent |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Not far off night (4) |
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| It is nearly, but not quite, time for bed (4) |
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| Mercury joined one Queen finale, backing virtually (4) |
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| Near (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Near or close by, in old English (4) |
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| Near |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Close, quaintly |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Near or close by, poetically speaking |
|
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| Nearby gin turned her head (4) |
|
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| Night without end - almost (4) |
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| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Nearly dark, but not quite (4) |
|
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| Almost (arch) |
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| Nearby (archaic) (4) |
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| Almost near? (4) |
|
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| Nearly upon us |
|
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| "The end is ___" |
|
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| Close by, quaintly |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2024 |
| About to start |
|
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| Near old man that's naked (4) |
|
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| A near thing, perhaps: beheaded almost (4) |
|
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| At hand, in verse |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Near in place or time (4) |
|
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| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Not far from endless darkness (4) |
|
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| Near (poetic) |
Mirror Classic |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Is close to call time at the end of the day (4) |
|
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| Nearly time for bed? Nearly! (4) |
|
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| Line from 31 Across, "'Til morning is _" (4) |
|
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| Almost time to sleep, but not quite |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Hot drink served up, coming shortly |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Due very soon (4) |
|
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| At hand |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2023 |
| At hand |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Close — of day, almost |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Just about here |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2023 |
| Close |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Impending, poetically |
Universal |
25 Apr 2023 |
| Near time for retirement? Not quite |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Apr 2023 |
| Near |
The Guardian Quick |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Close, poetically |
New York Times |
28 Mar 2023 |
| Near |
Canadiana |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Near in time |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Close by, in verse |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2022 |
| First sign of horse and trap reversing is imminent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Dec 2022 |
| Close by |
Premier Sunday |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Close |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 May 2022 |
| Close by |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2022 |
| At hand (arch) |
The Guardian Speedy |
12 Dec 2021 |
| Close |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2021 |
| "The end is ___!" |
Universal |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Nearly (time) |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Oct 2021 |
| At hand |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Approaching, in a poem |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Almost, nearly |
The Times Concise |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Near, poetically |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Near |
USA Today |
08 May 2021 |
| 'The time is ___' |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2021 |
| Nearly the end of the day? Nearly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Apr 2021 |
| Almost, nearly |
The Times Concise |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Approaching |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Close to unending darkness |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Almost |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Mar 2021 |
| Close by |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Nearly here |
The Washington Post |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Nearly here |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Near |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jan 2021 |
| At hand |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2020 |
| At hand, in verse |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Near; nearly |
The Times Concise |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Not far from knight without armour? |
|
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| Approaching |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Aug 2020 |
| Close by, poetically |
Universal |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Almost knocked over hot drink |
|
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| Close |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2020 |
| "The end is ___" (approaching, poetically) |
|
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| Close by |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jun 2020 |
| Approaching titled gentleman naked |
|
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| Close to endless darkness |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 May 2020 |
| It's almost dark – almost! |
|
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| Close to neverending darkness |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Mar 2020 |
| At hand |
LA Times Daily |
27 Feb 2020 |
| At hand |
The Washington Post |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Close |
The Times Concise |
09 Feb 2020 |
| Near |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Near; almost |
The Times Concise |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Knocked back drink with hotel close by |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Approaching, in odes |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2019 |
| Close by, in poems |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2019 |
| "The end is ___." (near) |
|
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| Near |
The Times Concise |
05 Oct 2019 |
| ____ on; almost |
The Times Concise |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Drink thrown up by hotel close at hand |
|
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| Man neither starting nor finishing close |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jun 2019 |
| At hand, 400 years ago |
Family Time |
17 Jun 2019 |
| Close to |
Premier Sunday |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Close by, in poetry |
Universal |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Imminent |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Approaching, in poetry |
Universal |
24 May 2019 |
| Approaching |
The Washington Post |
02 May 2019 |
| Approaching |
LA Times Daily |
02 May 2019 |
| Close, as 'the end' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| At hand, old-style |
Family Time |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Practically |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Near, almost |
The Times Concise |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Soon to happen |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Soon to happen |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2019 |
| Knight drops knight close by |
|
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| Close by |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jan 2019 |
| Approaching, in poetry |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| Soon to happen |
|
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| Practically |
|
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| Close by, in poetry |
|
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| Near (old use) |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Approaching, old-style |
Universal |
13 Oct 2018 |
| "The end is ___" (for this crossword, actually) |
|
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| Sound of equine expending energy nearby |
|
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| Horse and trap turning north — that's imminent |
|
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| Almost dark soon |
|
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| Close at hand |
Universal |
30 Jun 2018 |
| Near, to bards |
USA Today |
08 May 2018 |
| "The end is ___" (poetically) |
|
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| Approaching, old-style |
|
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| Near, quaintly |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Close at hand |
|
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| Near, to bards |
|
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| Shaved man, close |
|
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| "The end is ___" (near) |
|
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| Close by, poetically |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2017 |
| Near, once |
Universal |
08 Dec 2017 |
| Close by |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2017 |
| Practically here |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2017 |
| Almost dark, almost |
|
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| Close at hand, poetically |
Universal |
18 Aug 2017 |
| Horse and trap's return is imminent |
|
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| Close by, in old poems |
Universal |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Nearly here |
Premier Sunday |
30 Apr 2017 |
| Old term for near |
|
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| Close at hand, old-style |
Family Time |
26 Feb 2017 |
| About to happen |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Near, once |
|
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| Close at hand, poetically |
|
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| Close by, in old poems |
|
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| Virtually |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2016 |
| Close at hand |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2016 |
| Approaching, in romantic poetry |
Universal |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Approaching, poetically |
Universal |
18 Oct 2016 |
| Dark period almost close |
|
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| see 12ac. |
|
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| Just about |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2016 |
| Mother's ruin brought about by husband close at hand |
|
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| Mother's ruin brought about by husband close at hand |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Jun 2016 |
| At hand, beastly sound heard |
|
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| At hand |
Family Time |
13 Mar 2016 |
| At hand, in verse |
The Washington Post |
02 Mar 2016 |
| Approaching |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Virtually |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| Near in time or place |
|
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| Just about |
|
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| Near in time or place |
Universal |
01 Jan 2016 |
| Near; close |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Dec 2015 |
| Near, in poetry |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Near |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Back in touch, gingerly get close |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Close at hand |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2015 |
| At hand |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
13 Nov 2015 |
| At hand |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Oct 2015 |
| Approaching |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Almost, in poems |
Universal |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Near darkness – no time to be seen |
|
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| Close |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2015 |
| Imminent |
New York Times |
24 May 2015 |
| Sounds like Mr Bevan is near |
|
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| Close |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 May 2015 |
| Nearby |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Due to knock up hot drink |
|
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| Near, poetically |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2015 |
| Nearby, in poems |
Newsday |
18 Mar 2015 |
| Almost, to the Bard |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2015 |
| Near in time or place, politically |
Universal |
13 Feb 2015 |
| Near |
|
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| Close at hand, quaintly |
|
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| Approaching, in odes |
|
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| Close by, in poems |
|
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| Nearby, in poems |
|
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| Almost, to the Bard |
|
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| Near, poetically |
|
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| Almost, in poems |
|
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| Not far off |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Imminent |
|
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| Near in time or place, politically |
|
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| Approaching, in poesy |
|
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| Near |
|
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| Close by, in poems |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| Close by, poetically |
|
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| Near, to a poet |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Imminent |
|
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| Close by, to poets |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| At hand, in verse |
|
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| Close by, old-style |
|
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| Close by, in verse |
|
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| Looming |
|
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| Almost here |
|
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| Near |
|
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| Soon to happen |
|
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| Near |
|
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| Expected soon |
|
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| Near, in poesy |
|
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| Close by, in poems |
|
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| Close by, poetically |
|
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| Near, quaintly |
|
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| Expected soon |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| Approaching, in poesy |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| At hand, in verse |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| Close by, in poetry |
|
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| Approaching, in poesy |
|
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| On the horizon |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Approaching |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Imminent |
|
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| Poetic adverb |
|
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| See 55-Across |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| To hand |
|
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| Near, poetically |
|
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| In the offing |
|
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| Just about |
|
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| Close by, in poetry |
|
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| "And stay by my cradle till morning is ___" |
|
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| On the horizon |
|
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| Near in time or space |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| Almost |
|
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| Coming soon |
|
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| Imminent |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Expected soon |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| Almost, in poems |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| Poetic preposition |
|
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| Very close, in poems |
|
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| Poetically near |
|
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| Just about |
|
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| Close |
|
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| Near in time or place |
|
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| Almost |
|
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| Close |
|
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| Near |
|
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| Poetically near |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| Near, quaintly |
|
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| Close at hand, poetically |
|
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| Nearly |
|
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| Near, quaintly |
|
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| On the horizon |
|
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| Almost |
|
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| Anear |
|
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| Close at hand |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Virtually |
|
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| Almost |
|
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| Nearby |
|
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| Close to |
|
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| Not distant |
|
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| Near, in poesy |
|
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| Imminent |
|
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| Hard by |
|
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| In propinquity |
|
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| At hand |
|
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| Nearby |
|
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| Close |
|
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| "My end draws ___, 'tis time . . . " |
|
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| Close by. |
|
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| Close. |
|
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| Close: Poet. |
|
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| Adjacent. |
|
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| Not remote. |
|
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| Close by |
|
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| Close: Dial. |
|
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| Propinquitous. |
|
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| Almost: Dial. |
|
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| At hand. |
|
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| Close at hand. |
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| Almost. |
|
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| Almost, old style. |
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