Close relations Crossword Clue

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Close relations Crossword Answer

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FAMILY

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(noun)
1. a person having kinship with another or others
2. group of people related by blood or marriage
(adjective)
1. related by blood

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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

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FAMILY
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More USA Today Crossword (9/29/2025) Answers

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24. Go from low battery to no battery

25. Gets the suds off of

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31. Raise ___ (cause a fuss)

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35. Back of a ship

37. Like someone still gardening at 93

38. Question from someone without matches

41. Short synopsis

44. ___ Moines County

45. Officiant's place

49. Mortal lover of Aphrodite

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53. "Or so ___ been told"

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55. Prone to snooping

57. Laid, like a claim

59. "Why such a rush?"

62. About 344 square miles, for Berlin

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71. Hi-___ monitor

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1. Fuss in front of a mirror

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3. Score after two birdies and two bogeys

4. Thin stalk in a pond

5. “I’ll go second”

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7. Polynesian garlands

8. Weaving machine

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10. '___ it or lose it'

11. Say what isn't so

12. Talk on and on

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21. Words that cue a ring exchange

26. ___ up (absorb)

27. Side piece for Mr. Potato Head

28. Clouds' place

30. Like almond cheese

31. Seasoning on a Bloody Mary rim

32. Crop up

36. Tiny amount

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40. Needless hurry

41. Maze runner

42. Www.utexas.___

43. Homes that are covered in dust?

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47. Just so-so

48. Overnight flights

50. In a way

52. Nonsense

56. River near the Louvre

58. Three or four

60. Despise

61. Steady pace for a show pony

62. Go on to say

63. ___ Speedwagon

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