Answer:

GAINON

Answer	Crossword Clue
GAINON	Get closer to the leader
GAINON	Get closer to
GAINON	Get closer to, in a race

GAINON	Overtake
GAINON	Begin to catch up with
GAINON	Narrow the gap with
GAINON	Come closer to catching
GAINON	Start to catch up to
GAINON	Approach, in a race

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.