| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LATEDATE | It's almost past the deadline |
| LATE | Past the deadline |
| TOOLATE | Past the deadline |
| FACTOID | It's almost the truth |
| MESA | It's almost the same as a plateau |
| WASABI | It's almost always actually horseradish in the U.S. |
| whizbang | small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion |
