The closest star to the sun Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The closest star to the sun last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROXIMA CENTAURI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROXIMA CENTAURI The closest star to the sun (16) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 16, 2023
37% PROXIMA ___ Centauri (closest star to the sun) (7)
34% PROXIMACENTAURI Closest star to our sun (7,8) (15)
3% ONO Otherwise closest bid (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 23, 2025
3% LOCAL Closest or usual pub, informally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
3% VISOR Sun blocker (5) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
3% SER Sun. talk (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
3% BFF Closest pal, in brief (3) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
3% BFFS Closest pals, for short (4) New York Times Mini Nov 5, 2025
3% TANS Browns in the sun (4)

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