Closely tracking

The answer to “Closely tracking” in the New York Times crossword is SHADOWING — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 14, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 78-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Closely tracking” answer

SHADOWING (9 letters)

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Why the answer is SHADOWING

SHADOWING is the 9-letter solution that fits "Closely tracking" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 14, 2025 (78-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHADOWING mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SHADOWING is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Closely tracking” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 14, 2025 (most recent) → SHADOWING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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