One on the up as college gets closer (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue One on the up as college gets closer (8) last seen in Guardian 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASCENDER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASCENDER One on the up as college gets closer (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 14, 2024
10% NEARS Gets closer (5) New York Times Jul 21, 2025
10% DRAWNEAR Get closer (8) Premier Sunday Jul 6, 2025
8% RISE Get up (4) USA Today Quick Aug 31, 2025
8% ED Get up (2) USA Today Quick Aug 31, 2025
8% NEARED Drew closer to (6) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
8% RIP Get up (3) USA Today Quick Aug 7, 2025
8% IRIS Flag one gets up shortly (4)
8% HERE Not there, closer (4) Family Time Jun 15, 2025
7% EARLYRISER One up at dawn (10) Eugene Sheffer Sep 6, 2025

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