The clue "nearest" last appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on April 3, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "closest", a 7-letter word.
Solution CLOSEST is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution CLOSEST is 7 letters long. We have 1 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 11 solutions. The longest is CONTIGUOUS with 10 letters, and the shortest is NEXT with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 10 letters long.
| Clue | Answer |
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| Least remote (7) | |
| Most mean (7) | |
| Most imminent (7) | |
| Most imminent; most mean (7) | |
| Most approximate (7) | |
| Most close (7) | |
| Requiring the least driving (7) | |
| Most intimate (7) | |