Almost there Crossword Clue

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Almost there Crossword Answer

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NEAR

(4 letters)

SOCLOSE

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. come to a close
(adjective)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
2. of textiles
(adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. in an attentive manner
(noun)
1. the last section of a communication
2. the temporal end; the concluding time

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ALMOST (adverb)
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NEAR
(4 letters)
SOCLOSE
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
COLES

More USA Today Crossword (9/26/2026) Answers

Across

1. Scratchy voice

5. Core muscles

8. Taxi

11. Seller of KALLAX shelving units

12. "Fullmetal Alchemist," e.g.

15. Stellar outburst

16. *"Home already?"

18. Foreboding sign

19. ___ complicated

20. Small margin

25. If u ask me

26. Mayor of Kingstown actor Gillen

28. [That's ridiculous!]

31. "The Faculty" star DuVall

32. Basic principles

33. Unagi nigiri fish

34. Utah Jazz org.

36. Possesses

38. Comedian Samantha

41. Naval fleet

45. Makes a selection

49. *Dialect influenced by both British and North American conventions

52. Bond portrayer after Brosnan

53. “Uh-uh”

54. ___ road ice cream

55. You may hold yours during parts of a scary movie

57. Piece of skin art, casually

58. Dossier

60. Dine together, and a hint to the synonyms bookending the starred clues' answers

65. Open to all genders

66. Egypt's capital

67. Sign me up!

68. What a cow chews

69. Show hosts, for short

70. Cougar

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Down

1. Tease

2. Alias introduction

3. Part of a min

4. Country on one side of K2

5. "Good Times" actor John

6. Some undergrad degrees

7. Winter creations that might wear top hats

8. Mature, like a bond

9. The "A" of GPA

10. Prohibit

13. Get outta here!

14. Young Darth Vader's nickname

15. Finnish company whose "lipstick" phone lacked a traditional keypad

17. Plant part

21. Taco condiment

22. Public health org

23. "Hahaha!"

24. 'You're ___ to talk!'

25. The Studio actor Barinholtz

27. Utah Mammoth org.

29. Pong company

30. ___ Hunt ("Mission: Impossible" protagonist)

35. Girl Scout's award

37. Adventure that doesn't require group coordination

38. Secretly loop in

39. Musical ability

40. Made possible

42. Meditative utterance

43. Disneyland's city

44. Moisture on grass

46. Insta upload

47. Scolding sound

48. Not outgoing

50. Ran on TV

51. Seize suddenly

56. "Abbott Elementary" network

57. MMA fight enders

58. TV oversight org

59. Promise of payment

61. Storyline trajectory

62. Large Australian bird

63. Objective

64. Double-helix molecule

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