Comes closer to name those listening (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Comes closer to name those listening (5) last seen in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEARS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEARS Comes closer to name those listening (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 20, 2025
7% AVAIL Use of a mask for those listening (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 23, 2025
7% NEARER Closer (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2025
7% STANDBACK "Don't come closer!": 2 wds. (9) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
7% NEARED Got closer to listener in wrong end (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
6% ATTUNED Listening carefully (to) (7) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2025
6% HEEDS Listens to (5) LA Times Mini Oct 29, 2025
6% RARER Closer to "still mooing" (5) Universal Oct 29, 2025
6% OBI Kimono closer (3) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
6% ALLEARS Ready to listen (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025

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