"You're getting warmer!"

CLOSE

["\"Not far off\""]

The clue ""You're getting warmer!"" leads to the answer "CLOSE" through a common idiom. The phrase "getting warmer" is often used in the context of seeking something, where "warmer" means you're getting closer to the target. For example, in the game "Hot and Cold," when you're "hot," you're close to finding the object, and when you're "cold," you're far away. Therefore, if you're "getting warmer," you are getting "CLOSE" to the goal. The clue is a direct reference to this concept of proximity.