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Crossword Clue and Answers

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4 letters

NEAR
Near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"

NIGH
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

MOST
Used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

FAKE
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

SOME
Remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

MUCH
A great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"

JUST
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

SEMI
A trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle

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ROUND
The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"

QUASI
Having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"

CIRCA

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

ABOUT
In the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

NIGUH

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NEARLY
In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

NIGHON

ALLBUT

NEXTTO

TOWARD

NEARTO

AROUND
In the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

BARELY
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

PSEUDO
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

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NOMINAL
Existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"

WOULDBE

VIRTUAL
Being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

CLOSELY
In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

SEEMING
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"

ONLYNOW

ROUNDLY
In a round manner; "she was roundly slim"

ROUGHLY
With rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"

CLOSETO
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

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WELLNIGH

NEARMISS
An accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

NOTQUITE

APPARENT
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

NOTQUITE

SOCALLED

INEFFECT
Exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"

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WELL-NIGH

JUSTABOUT
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

SEEMINGLY
From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

CLOSEUPON

INESSENCE
With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree"

NEARABOUT

UPWARDSOF

SYNTHETIC
Involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch

PARTIALLY
In part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

PRETENDED
Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

SOMEWHERE
An indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain"

VIRTUALLY
In essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"

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SUPPOSEDLY
Believed or reputed to be the case

PRETTYNEAR

RELATIVELY
In a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now"

APPARENTLY
Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"

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INSUBSTANCE

ESSENTIALLY
In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

BORDERINGON

PRACTICALLY
Almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"

APPROACHING
The act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

APPROXIMATE
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

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APPROXIMATELY
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

SOMETHINGNEAR

SOMETHINGLIKE

SUBSTANTIALLY
To a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"

14 letters

ONLYINCHESAWAY

JUSTOUTOFREACH

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NEARANDYETSOFAR

CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR