Answer:

ALMOST

Answer	Crossword Clue
ALMOST	"Close, but no cigar"
ALMOST	"... Blue" (Elvis Costello)
ALMOST	So close to being

ALMOST	Nearly
ALMOST	Just about
ALMOST	Not quite
ALMOST	Close, but no cigar
ALMOST	"Close!"
ALMOST	On the brink of
ALMOST	Well-nigh
ALMOST	Virtually

ALMOST	Very nearly
ALMOST	Close to
ALMOST	A bit under
ALMOST	Approaching
ALMOST	Nearly.
ALMOST	Just about.
ALMOST	Well-nigh.
ALMOST	Not quite.

ALMOST	Practically.
ALMOST	Near.
ALMOST	Short of
ALMOST	Nigh
ALMOST	As good as
ALMOST	Consoling word to a loser
ALMOST	This doesn't count, in a saying
ALMOST	"You just missed!"

ALMOST	Bordering on
ALMOST	"Close but no cigar"
ALMOST	"Missed it by tha-a-at much!"
ALMOST	Florida band that "nearly" made it?
ALMOST	About
ALMOST	Barely
ALMOST	Close
ALMOST	Practically