Close to Crossword Clue

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AKIN

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(adjective)
1. with or in a close or intimate relationship
2. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
(adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
(verb)
1. move towards

Hint 2: Clue Definition

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

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

AKIN
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/6/2026) Answers

Across

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14. Spanish 101 verb

15. Food for when "you want to eat 2,000 of something," per Mitch Hedberg

16. Became less tense

17. Groucho's eldest brother (In this answer, note letters 4-6)

19. What a bald tire lacks

20. Must

21. Wholesalers' customers

23. Animal like Donkey Kong

25. Dir. in "uptown New York"

26. Actress who often co-stars with Ben Stiller (... letters 8-10)

35. Did some garden work

36. Loses it

37. Result of a successful pitch

38. Ideology's suffix

39. Field trip vehicle

40. Pen tip

41. ___ of faith

43. Bird with a curved neck

45. Mediterranean fast-casual chain

46. "Rebecca" and "The Birds" author (... letters 6-8)

49. "Is that true of me?"

50. "Get a room!" elicitor: Abbr.

51. Y, sometimes

57. Sheepish?

61. Hematite or magnetite

62. Online addresses ... or a description of the starred clues' answers?

64. Star pitcher

65. Angola's capital

66. Waterproof cover

67. Smidgen

68. "Bad Feminist" writings

69. "Sharknado" network

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Down

1. Silicon Valley industry

2. Workplace safety agcy.

3. Elevator pioneer Elisha

4. Dairy intolerance brand

5. 64-Across's asset

6. Tall tale teller

7. Hundred ___ Wood

8. Deli counter call

9. Eye part with photoreceptors

10. Motorcycles known as "hogs"

11. Gotcha

13. Polymarket stats

18. 'my b'

22. Pantry pests

24. Alf and Mork, for two: Abbr.

26. Iconic chef Julia

27. Biblical prophet of doom

28. Gerrymander, say

29. Opposite of up

30. Country that will soon vote whether to rename to Naoero

31. ___ salts

32. Hawaii's Pineapple Island

33. Martini garnish

34. Concrete support rod

42. Many profs' degrees

43. Atrocious

44. Quick rest

45. Fancy neckties

47. Soba or banh pho

48. Thick Japanese 47-Down

51. Cover in paint

52. Big black-and-white swimmer

53. __ I say more?

54. Reddit Q&As whose singular is a palindrome

55. Ma's ma

56. Orderly

58. Noncommittal response

59. Foam-dart brand

60. Annual athletic award

63. "Illmatic" rapper

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