Closest bud Crossword Clue

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BESTIE

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

CLOSEST (adverb)
1. (superlative of `near’ or `close’) within the shortest distance
BUD (noun)
1. a partially opened flower
2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
BUD (verb)
1. develop buds
2. start to grow or develop

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

BESTIE
(6 letters)

More Apple+ Crossword (12/15/2025) Answers

Across

1. Adjective fittingly used to describe a gamble

6. Polka-___ dress

9. Place to store rakes and shovels

13. Japanese dog well suited for snowy climates

14. Nevada city by the Sierra Nevada

15. Sport played on ponies

16. Shore spread

18. Societal problems

19. ___ Miguel Island (largest of the Azores)

20. "Gee willikers!"

21. Nation with the most Olympic marathon medals

23. Reptile with a deadly grip

24. Point toward

25. ___-fi

27. It can be yanked out from underneath some dishes to demonstrate inertia

32. Weapon in a fantasy novel

34. Dried fruit in some tagines

35. "Past Lives" star Greta

36. "Royals" singer

37. Spitz-dog type, for short

38. Disney's first Latina princess

40. Notable period

41. Condor's claw

43. Passover feast

44. Doorstep covering

47. Little kiddos

48. Pho and tom yum

49. Muscles for sit-ups

51. Sleep loudly

52. Unsung ___

54. Character trajectory

57. Parrot's pointy feature

58. Pullover for wet weather

61. Forgery

62. "Need anything ___?"

63. Piano technician

64. Escaped in a hurry

65. Tia, to Tamera, for short

66. T-bone or rib eye

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Down

1. Applies lightly

2. Furniture store with a twisty floor plan

3. See you later!.

4. And so on: Abbr.

5. Web portal with an exclamation mark in its logo

6. Like damp morning grass

7. 2/5 + 3/5

8. Lord of the Rings author

9. Word before "cord" or "column" in anatomy

10. "Gee willikers!"

11. ___ Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1960 jazz album)

12. Two, in Spanish

14. ___-com

17. ___ makes two of us

22. Talent-show hosts

23. Frogmouth or hoatzin

24. Smith College graduate

25. Cursed a blue streak

26. Reptile with red, yellow, and black stripes

28. Cider ingredients

29. Sweeper's tool in curling

30. Guiding principle

31. Catches word of

32. Large amount

33. Roundabout route

39. "___ get started"

42. Units of electrical current

45. Whipped up some dinner

46. Campground cover

50. Footwear for hiking

51. Marine mammal with flippers

52. Tabby's warning

53. Direction opposite WSW

54. Retinaldehyde target

55. "Better Call Saul" star Seehorn

56. Stopper freed with a pop

59. Productivity expert Abdaal

60. Cashew or almond

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