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Answer: CLOSER

CLOSER is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 40 times.

• Comparatively contiguous
• Expert dealmaker
• Deal finalizer
• Ninth-inning pitcher
• Contract-negotiating pro
• Ninth-inning relief pitcher
• More intimate
• Dealmaker extraordinaire
• Player with many saves
• Sales specialist
• Star relief pitcher
• Last reliever called
• Ninth-inning hurler, often
• Effective salesman
• Ninth inning specialist
• Not so distant
• Not so remote
• With 67-Across, how the contractions in this puzzle move
• Nearer
• Sales expert
• Mariano Rivera, notably
• Not as remote
• Dennis Eckersley, e.g.
• Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher
• Being nearer in space or time
• Mariano Rivera, for most of his career
• Expert salesperson
• Bullpen hero
• Chummier
• Effective deal maker
• Less far off
• Effective salesperson
• Bullpen ace
• "Warmer"
• Not as far
• Master negotiator
• Dealmaking pro
• Hotter, in a hiding game
• Pitcher sent in to seal a win
• Deal sealer