Moves toward Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, December 28, 2017 · 53-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 1999 and December 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 28, 2017 · 53-Down · 5 letters
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What does this clue mean?
move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
verb
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