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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nearest and dearest last seen in Puzzler Backwords 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIN Nearest and dearest (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 25, 2025
40% FAM Nearest and dearest, colloquially (3) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
39% ONES Loved ___, nearest and dearest (4)
34% EAR To nearest and dearest it's common sense (3)
26% KING ALFRED Nearest and dearest recollection of standard socialist leader once (11)
24% CLOSET Shut up nearest and dearest after losing second son (6) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 6, 2021
3% BESTIE Dearest pal (6) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
3% STEEPEST Most inclined, dearest (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 13, 2025
2% NAME "Call me by my last ___. You're my dearest friend, of course, I address you by your family title!" (4)
2% EASTERN Somehow nearest in China? (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 14, 2025

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