The term 'near' can be expressed in many ways, as evidenced by the crossword solutions given. These include 'ALONG' (5 letters), 'HARD' (4 letters), 'NEXT' (4 letters), 'ALMOST' (6 letters), 'BEYOND' (6 letters), 'ON' (2 letters), 'ADJACENT' (8 letters), 'AGAINST' (7 letters), 'APPROXIMATELY' (13 letters), 'CONNECTED' (9 letters), 'onor' (4 letters), 'bgqd' (4 letters), 'EAST' (4 letters), 'MEAN' (4 letters), 'NIGH' (4 letters), 'ABOUT' (5 letters), 'CIRCA' (5 letters), 'CLOSE' (5 letters), 'AROUND' (6 letters), 'athand' (6 letters), 'BESIDE' (6 letters), 'MISSES' (6 letters), 'notfar' (6 letters), 'closeby' (7 letters), 'closeto' (7 letters), 'getwarm' (7 letters), 'APPROACH' (8 letters), 'IMMINENT' (8 letters), and 'ALONGSIDE' (9 letters). These words all describe something that is CLOSE to or near something else, either in terms of physical proximity or in terms of time.