| 2026-04-20 | Not far away |
| 2026-01-07 | Almost there |
| 2025-10-19 | Seal, say |
| 2025-08-05 | "You're getting warmer!" |
| 2023-12-12 | Seal up |
| 2023-02-26 | Within a point or two, as scores |
| 2021-03-04 | Like games decided by buzzer beaters |
| 2021-02-20 | Thick as thieves |
| 2021-01-17 | Getting warm, so to speak |
| 2020-06-28 | With 85-Across, uncomfortably accurate |
| 2020-03-10 | With 47-Across, get the buyer to buy |
| 2018-11-04 | In the ballpark |
| 2018-03-20 | Put a cork in |
| 2017-03-23 | Thereabouts |
| 2016-11-20 | Separated by a hairbreadth |
| 2016-10-23 | Neck and neck |
| 2016-09-18 | "You're almost there" |
| 2013-05-12 | Intimate |
| 2013-03-03 | Like some calls |
| 2012-06-03 | About to happen |
| 2012-01-05 | Ending |
| 2009-12-12 | Wind up |
| 2008-01-10 | Like some calls |
| 2005-09-11 | Within walking distance |
| 2004-08-08 | Almost touching |
| 2002-11-07 | Intimate |
| 2002-09-28 | Seal the deal |
| 2002-08-12 | Tight-knit |
| 2002-03-31 | Like best friends |
| 2001-12-28 | Buddy-buddy |
| 2001-04-15 | Almost equal |
| 1999-08-25 | Like some calls |
| 1998-10-14 | Intimate |
| 1998-09-27 | Stuffy |
| 1998-07-31 | Stingy |
| 1998-03-19 | Kind of call |
| 1997-06-15 | Lacking fresh air |
| 1997-01-06 | In the ball park |
| 1996-11-14 | Just off |
| 1995-01-06 | "Dangerous Liaisons" star |