Close down before time, almost(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Close down before time, almost”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 25th August 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to NEARLY
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #10 across Almost (6) 3rd September 2026
- #2 down Close down before time, almost (6) 25th August 2025
- #8 across Almost (6) 27th July 2025
- #39 across Almost (6) 5th July 2025
- #29 across Almost (6) 11th June 2025
- #1 down Almost (6) 6th November 2024
- #39 across Almost (6) 19th April 2024
- #29 down Almost (6) 25th March 2024
- #38 across Almost (6) 20th January 2023
- #35 down Almost (6) 2nd December 2022
- #36 across Almost taking a year to learn to swim (6) 9th September 2022
- #4 down Almost (6) 17th September 2021
- #10 across Almost (6) 18th August 2021
- #2 down Close down before time, almost (6) 15th January 2020
- #8 across Almost (6) 9th May 2019
- #39 across Almost (6) 30th April 2019
- #29 across Almost (6) 27th February 2019
- #1 down Almost (6) 13th September 2018
- #29 down Almost (6) 26th February 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 25th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Indicates there's nothing in a few beers (6)
- #1 down Weapon of Shakespearean character (6)
- #3 down Wherein to be sheltered, if only outwardly (4)
- #4 down Ed Davis cleverly gave warning (7)
- #5 down Am run ragged in Belgium! (5)
- #6 down Has a poor work rate, but is left in the side, possibly (5)
- #7 across Chief country with a prominent shoreline (8)
- #8 across The place for the low soldiery? (4)
- #8 down Being decorative, is carefully drawn (4)
- #9 down Diocese in southeast Middlesex (3)