Gets close to Crossword Clue

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BEFRIENDS

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Hint 1: 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 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

BEFRIENDS
(9 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More New Yorker Crossword (11/12/2025) Answers

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15. Rubber-__ shoes

17. Ruthless

18. Capital city on the banks of the Nile

19. '___ it or lose it'

20. Lead-in to present or potent

21. Sport where players really get their kicks?

22. Organize into sections, e.g.

24. 'Hmm . . .'

26. What exists between foes

28. Alley-___ (basketball maneuver)

29. Prof.'s helpers

30. Common piercing sites

31. Adversaries in a game of Risk

36. "___ tov!"

38. Stop in for a visit

40. Caboose

42. Media played using lasers

45. Insect that gathers pollen

46. Sharpie, for example

48. Main muckety-muck

52. Big rig

53. Like someone who’s walking or running

54. Contents of an undersea forest

56. Cleveland N.B.A. player, briefly

57. City on the southeastern tip of Florida

58. “This whole situation is ridiculous”

60. Trims (down)

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62. Something Santa is said to check twice

63. Foreboding sign

64. Throw in the trash

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Down

1. Declare to be the culprit

2. Guest of a guest

3. Eccentric boss of Elaine, on “Seinfeld”

4. Tater ___

5. In an affectionate way

6. Make amends (for)

7. Benedict Arnold, notoriously

8. Bit of body ink, for short

9. Neckwear for a fancy gala, perhaps

10. Athlete’s authority figure

11. Bring forth

12. Tennis legend Williams

14. Vietnamese noodle soup

16. Synonym of “geeks” or “nerds”

21. Brownish tone in an old photograph

23. Needing rest

25. Cry from a toddler with an owie, maybe

27. Historical Russian ruler

31. Colorado ski town

32. Better Than ___ (band with the 1995 hit “Good”)

33. Visionaries

35. Isaac Asimov sci-fi collection “I, ___”

37. Italian resort area known as a celebrity hotspot

39. Fashion designer and Spice Girls singer Victoria

41. New versions of old movies

42. Bite

43. Statement such as “I did not!”

44. Swahili loanword meaning “journey”

46. Like liquefied lava

47. Holds entranced

49. Rounded roofs

50. Raise as sails

51. Throw with great force

55. Bear’s hand

58. "The Boy ___ Cried Wolf"

59. Aircraft that might be jumbo or private

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