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NEARS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NEARS.

241 total results for NEARS ( score: 50 )

72 results for NEARS from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 28, 2024	97D	Converges on (6)	Nathan Hasegawa
Fri Oct 6, 2023	46A	Gets warmer, say (2)	Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
Sun Apr 3, 2022	56A	Impends (2)	Byron Walden
Thu Oct 28, 2021	39A	Gets warmer, so to speak (2)	Alan Massengill
Sun Sep 12, 2021	109D	Approaches (11)	Alex Rosen
Tue Mar 30, 2021	54D	Looms, say	Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber
Sat May 9, 2020	65A	Gets warmer, say (2)	Erik Agard and Miriam Estrin
Thu Mar 26, 2020	49D	Gets in the neighborhood of	Alex Eaton-Salners
Tue Feb 18, 2020	51D	Approaches (11)	John Guzzetta
Sun Jun 23, 2019	98D	Gets warmer, so to speak (2)	David Liben-Nowell and Victor Barocas
Wed Oct 31, 2018	26D	Becomes imminent	Bruce Haight
Mon Oct 1, 2018	55D	Comes closer	Chuck Deodene
Sun Sep 30, 2018	33D	Approaches (11)	Natan Last
Thu Dec 28, 2017	53D	Moves toward (2)	Gary Larson
Wed Mar 22, 2017	74A	Edges up to	Jeffrey Wechsler
Thu Mar 16, 2017	32D	Verges on (6)	Joel Fagliano
Mon Nov 21, 2016	52D	Approaches (11)	John Lieb
Sun Jul 3, 2016	53D	Narrows the gap with	Samuel A. Donaldson
Thu Jun 23, 2016	15A	Converges on (6)	Megan Amram and David Kwong
Sun Feb 14, 2016	119A	Approximates (3)	Mary Lou Guizzo
Sun Mar 15, 2015	27A	Gets close to (2)	Dan Feyer
Wed Jun 11, 2014	33D	Gets in the vicinity of	Ian Livengood
Tue May 6, 2014	4D	Approaches (11)	Alex Bajcz
Sun Mar 9, 2014	7D	Advances on	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Nov 8, 2013	22D	Verges on (6)	Alan Arbesfeld
Mon Aug 26, 2013	57A	Gets closer to	Ian Livengood
Tue Jun 25, 2013	66A	Gets close to (2)	Joel Fagliano
Mon Feb 25, 2013	18D	Gets closer	Angela Olson Halsted
Thu Nov 1, 2012	10D	Almost reaches	George Barany and Victor Barocas
Thu May 28, 2009	63A	Verges on (6)	Gary Cee
Sat Feb 7, 2009	21A	Comes up to	Pete Muller
Sun Jan 18, 2009	79D	Converges on (6)	Randolph Ross
Wed Nov 12, 2008	27D	Zeroes in on (2)	Peter A. Collins
Fri Jun 27, 2008	32A	Bellies up to	Brad Wilber
Sun Jun 8, 2008	98D	Gets warmer (2)	Will Nediger
Thu May 22, 2008	18D	Converges on (6)	Richard Silvestri
Sun Apr 22, 2007	133A	Verges on (6)	Victor Fleming
Mon Oct 16, 2006	31D	Draws nigh (2)	Paula Gamache
Fri Aug 5, 2005	59A	Appropinquates	David Ainslie Macleod
Wed Apr 6, 2005	12D	Closes in on (6)	Michael Doran
Sat Jan 31, 2004	24A	Starts to resemble	Byron Walden
Mon Jan 26, 2004	52D	Closes in on (6)	Patrick Merrell
Sun Jan 25, 2004	37A	Comes close	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Thu Apr 3, 2003	40A	Zeroes in on (2)	Jim Hyres
Tue Dec 31, 2002	66A	Approaches (11)	Gene Newman
Sun Oct 20, 2002	99A	Gets "warmer" (2)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Sun Apr 21, 2002	30A	Is on the verge of	Trip Payne
Thu Mar 7, 2002	65A	Converges on (6)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tue Oct 9, 2001	6D	Approaches (11)	Peter Gordon
Sat Sep 1, 2001	59A	Leans toward	Dana Motley
Tue Apr 17, 2001	40A	Verges on (6)	Greg Staples
Mon Jun 19, 2000	42A	Closes in on (6)	Manny Nosowsky
Mon Apr 24, 2000	51D	Approaches (11)	Peter Gordon
Tue Apr 11, 2000	27D	Draws nigh (2)	Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard
Wed Jun 23, 1999	19A	Closes in on (6)	Alan Olschwang
Thu Jun 17, 1999	44A	Opposite of pulls away	Richard Silvestri
Thu May 20, 1999	29A	Gets warmer, perhaps	Zack Butler
Fri May 7, 1999	48D	Moves toward (2)	Dana Motley
Sat Dec 26, 1998	49D	Gets in range of	A. J. Santora
Thu Mar 5, 1998	66A	Gets 30-Down	Wayne Robert Williams
Sun Dec 7, 1997	53A	Approaches (11)	Randolph Ross
Wed Nov 27, 1996	18D	Approaches (11)	R. Hughes
Fri Jun 28, 1996	51D	Approximates (3)	D. J. Kahn
Tue May 21, 1996	19D	Gets close	J. Schmalzbach
Mon Dec 18, 1995	69A	Approaches (11)	Randall J. Hartman
Sun Nov 5, 1995	39D	Verges on (6)	Dean Niles
Sun Jul 2, 1995	45D	Converges on (6)	Alex K. Justin
Tue Jan 10, 1995	16A	Closes in on (6)	Christopher Page
Sun Nov 27, 1994	123A	Approximates (3)	Jacques Liwer
Fri Sep 2, 1994	62A	Moves in on	Bryant White
Sun May 29, 1994	65A	Impends (2)	Janet R. Bender
Tue Feb 15, 1994	31A	Closes in on (6)	Jonathan Schmatzbach

169 results for NEARS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 2, 1993	59A	Approaches	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Wed May 20, 1992	48A	Draws nigh	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Mon Mar 30, 1992	49D	Comes close	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun Jan 12, 1992	104A	Approximates	Barbara Springer	Maleska
Sat Jun 1, 1991	47A	Approaches	Bryant White	Maleska
Thu Feb 28, 1991	27D	Comes closer	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Dec 3, 1990	42D	Approaches	Peter Swift	Maleska
Tue Aug 21, 1990	67A	Approaches	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Aug 17, 1990	57D	Comes close	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Aug 9, 1990	16D	Approaches	William Baxley	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1990	117A	Approaches	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Mon Mar 19, 1990	52A	Approaches	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Thu Dec 21, 1989	41A	Approaches	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1989	86D	Draws closer	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Jun 15, 1989	40D	Approaches	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Jun 2, 1989	26D	Comes close	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Sun May 21, 1989	65A	Approaches	Thomas W. Underhill	Maleska
Mon Nov 21, 1988	57A	Approaches	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Oct 26, 1988	64A	Approaches	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue May 3, 1988	64A	Comes closer	Sam Bellotto, Jr.	Maleska
Tue Mar 8, 1988	46A	Comes closer	Christopher Page	Maleska
Sun Dec 13, 1987	106A	Comes closer	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Aug 25, 1987	19D	Comes closer	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Dec 2, 1986	13D	Approaches	John Greenman	Maleska
Thu Oct 9, 1986	63A	Approaches	Judith Perry	Maleska
Mon Aug 4, 1986	18A	Approaches	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Jul 25, 1986	48A	Approaches	George Madrid	Maleska
Thu Jun 19, 1986	6D	Approaches	Charles E. Gersch	Maleska
Sat Mar 22, 1986	30D	Approaches	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Mon Mar 10, 1986	53A	Approaches	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sun Jan 26, 1986	51D	Edges up on	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Aug 31, 1985	65A	Approaches	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Wed Apr 17, 1985	11D	Comes close	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Fri Mar 29, 1985	24A	Approaches	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Feb 10, 1985	23D	Comes close	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1984	20D	Approaches	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Jun 3, 1984	53A	Approaches	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Wed Apr 11, 1984	54D	Approximates	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Mon Apr 2, 1984	54A	Approaches	Fred Toole	Maleska
Mon Feb 20, 1984	35A	Impends	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Wed Jan 4, 1984	48D	Approaches	William Canine	Maleska
Sun Dec 18, 1983	107A	Comes close	Martha J. De Witt	Maleska
Sun Sep 11, 1983	41D	Approaches	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Jul 1, 1983	45D	Closes in on	Remley	Maleska
Thu Jan 20, 1983	64A	Approaches	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Thu Dec 2, 1982	64A	Comes closer	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sat Oct 23, 1982	33D	Approaches	Treusch	Maleska
Sun Aug 1, 1982	72D	Approaches	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Jan 2, 1982	38A	Approaches	Maramarco	Maleska
Tue Aug 25, 1981	40A	Approaches	Richard E. Dempsey	Maleska
Fri Jul 31, 1981	60A	Comes close	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Mon Jul 6, 1981	65A	Comes close to	John Greenman	Maleska
Wed Jul 1, 1981	31D	Approaches	Timothy Hoy	Maleska
Sun Apr 5, 1981	60D	Comes close	John McCarthy Samson	Maleska
Thu Jan 29, 1981	49A	Approaches	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Tue Jan 27, 1981	20D	Approaches	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Thu Nov 20, 1980	51D	Is imminent	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Aug 22, 1980	43A	Approaches	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun May 18, 1980	123D	Approaches	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Feb 13, 1980	21A	Draws closer	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1979	153A	Approaches	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Jul 25, 1979	18D	Opposite of retreats	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Tue Jun 26, 1979	47D	Approaches	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue May 15, 1979	6D	Comes closer	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Tue Jan 16, 1979	47A	Gets into the vicinity	Robert Katz	Maleska
Mon Dec 4, 1978	67A	Comes closer	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Sun Aug 13, 1978	118D	Approaches	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun May 14, 1978	134A	Approaches	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Mon Dec 26, 1977	28D	Approaches	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Mon Aug 29, 1977	30D	Comes close to	David A. Scully	Maleska
Sat Jul 2, 1977	48D	Gets next to	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Nov 18, 1976	30D	Approaches	Henry Hook	Weng
Mon Dec 8, 1975	55A	Approaches	Paul R. Barnes	Weng
Mon Nov 24, 1975	58A	Comes nigh	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Sat Nov 8, 1975	50A	Impends:	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Sep 28, 1975	86A	Gains upon	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Aug 24, 1975	43D	Approaches	Jim Page	Weng
Tue Jul 8, 1975	50D	Draws close	Mary Dorman	Weng
Mon Jul 7, 1975	41A	Approaches	John Finch	Weng
Wed Aug 28, 1974	61A	Approaches	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Sat Aug 24, 1974	60A	Comes close	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sun Mar 31, 1974	51D	Comes close	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Feb 3, 1974	46A	Approaches	Bert Kruse	Weng
Tue Sep 25, 1973	22A	Comes close	Unknown	Weng
Tue May 1, 1973	68A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 2, 1973	62A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 18, 1972	63A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 26, 1971	54D	Approaches	Robert Vaux Roop	Weng
Mon Nov 15, 1971	61A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 22, 1971	66A	Draws close	Mel Taub	Weng
Wed Aug 4, 1971	48A	Approximates	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jul 31, 1971	50A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 6, 1971	99A	Approximates	Fay L. Gieschi	Weng
Mon May 10, 1971	38A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 22, 1971	45A	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 4, 1970	6D	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Sat Feb 14, 1970	35D	Approaches	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 27, 1970	56A	Comes closer	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 1, 1969	54A	Closes the gap	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sun Apr 27, 1969	122A	Approaches	A. J. Santora	Weng
Fri Mar 21, 1969	22D	Approaches.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 14, 1969	64A	Approximates.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 4, 1968	31D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 2, 1968	19A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 19, 1968	29D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 24, 1967	12D	Comes close.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 15, 1967	47A	Approaches.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Jul 23, 1967	141A	Approaches.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Dec 15, 1966	31D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 18, 1966	49A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 27, 1966	83D	Approximates.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Dec 11, 1965	25D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 26, 1965	66A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 13, 1965	93D	Approaches.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Sun Feb 28, 1965	31A	Creeps up on.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jan 27, 1965	22D	Draws nigh.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 17, 1964	39D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 9, 1964	20D	Approaches.	Emanuel Berg	Farrar
Fri Dec 27, 1963	39D	Approaches.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Sat Nov 16, 1963	34A	Approaches.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Mon Jun 17, 1963	31D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 25, 1963	66A	Comes close (to).	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Jan 21, 1963	38A	Comes close.	Norma Schier	Farrar
Thu Dec 27, 1962	12D	Approaches.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Dec 2, 1962	105A	Approaches.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Sep 4, 1962	68A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 21, 1961	18A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 3, 1961	101A	Impends.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1961	51D	Approaches.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Thu Nov 3, 1960	59A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 18, 1959	62A	Approaches.	Melville P. Liverance	Farrar
Thu Mar 26, 1959	32D	Approaches.	Anne Gerlach	Farrar
Tue Jul 29, 1958	29D	Comes close.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Jan 16, 1958	64A	Draws close.	Ruth L. Rutkay	Farrar
Sun Sep 15, 1957	150A	Is at hand.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 25, 1957	39D	Approaches.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Fri May 10, 1957	21D	Comes close to.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 18, 1957	32D	Approaches.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Mar 11, 1957	47A	Draws nigh.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Sep 22, 1956	42D	Approaches.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Sep 13, 1956	63A	Approaches.	Edward Early	Farrar
Wed May 2, 1956	22A	Approaches.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Feb 13, 1956	67A	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 5, 1955	6D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 13, 1955	91D	Comes close to.	Grace Hoster	Farrar
Fri Oct 21, 1955	38D	Comes close.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Dec 22, 1954	19D	Approaches.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Sun Sep 19, 1954	38A	Approaches.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Jul 27, 1954	22A	Comes close.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Apr 29, 1954	67A	Closes in.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 1, 1954	32D	Approaches.	Morton Braun	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1953	61D	Proximates.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Jul 30, 1953	32A	Approaches.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri May 1, 1953	19D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 17, 1953	22A	Approaches.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun May 18, 1952	36A	Approaches.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Aug 5, 1951	53D	Approaches.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Wed Jul 4, 1951	49D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 24, 1951	31D	Approaches.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1951	66A	Approaches.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Feb 2, 1951	35D	Approaches.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 22, 1950	36A	Approaches.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1948	50D	Approaches.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Feb 8, 1948	73A	Approaches.	R. Shoemaker	Farrar
Sun Mar 14, 1943	143A	Verges.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar
Sun Feb 21, 1943	75D	Approaches.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1942	7D	Impends.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar
Sun Aug 9, 1942	118D	Approaches.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun May 10, 1942	47D	Approaches.	Louis Shields	Farrar

Anagrams:

RASEN, REANS, RENAS, ARNES, RNASE, EARNS, SNARE, RANSE, ANERS, SANER, ERNAS, ASNER, ARENS, ARSEN, NARES, ANSER

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