% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Crossword clues for Close to the answer 4 letters

AnswerClue
WARMClose to the answer
HOTClose to the answer, in games.
ITSMEAnswer from behind a closed door
GETWARMClose in on the answer
HOPETHISHELPSClosing remark from someone answering a query
SUBLIMINALADSWhat this puzzle's theme answers contain (if you look closely enough)
PHOTOFINISHClose race ending, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 39- and 54-Across
SOLONGEVERYBODYAlex Trebek's closing line on "Jeopardy!" (In this clue's answer, see letters 1 to 4)
PHOTOFINISHEnd of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be
LASTWORDSClosing comments, or what the ends of the starred answers are
THEENDISJUSTWith 43-Across, "When one door closes, another door opens," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues
LOWRIDERSCars close to the ground, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers