| NEARING | Getting close - in range, possibly (7) |
| DANGERS | Risks detective sergeant being out of range, possibly (7) |
| OVERNIGHT | Quickly getting close in public |
| WARM | Getting close, in a guessing game |
| DYNASTY | Russian fighter getting close to action before extremely dodgy, unpleasant period in China (4,7) |
| MEMBERS | Fellows getting close to harem by remains of fire (7) |
| DIVERSE | Various Olympians getting close to bronze (7) |
| NIGHTIE | Couple getting close before the late shift (7) |
| YEARNED | Sighed, getting close to family taken home (7) |
| DIRTIER | Germany international getting close to Peter Storey is fouler (7) |
| NATTILY | Neatly turn to thrash revolting drunk getting close to wifey (7) |
| AFINISH | Getting close to tennis player Marat is hard, close to the end (5,1,6) |
| TATTLER | Gossip's story about couple of models getting close to star (7) |
| INRANGE | Getting close |
| NOCIGAR | Consequence of only getting close? |
| INTHIRD | Getting close to the lead, maybe |
| LENDING | Advancing fish getting close |
| MING | Russian fighter getting close to action before extremely dodgy, unpleasant period in China (4,7) |
| NIH | In Bethesda Getting close, |
| DRAWINGNEAR | Wear darning out by getting close (7,4) |
