| RUBOFFON | Influence through close contact |
| JAWBONE | influence through persuasion |
| PASSE | Come through close to here on the way out (5) |
| SNOWDRIFT | In winter, say, bank secured over 500 rupees through close examination |
| OSCULATION | Performance of coital nous in close contact (10) |
| CONTAGION | Communication of disease by close contact |
| ATARMSLENGTH | Avoiding close contact (2,4,6) |
| DOGFIGHT | Close contact encounter between fighter planes (8) |
| CUDDLEBUDDIES | Friends who are in close contact? |
| LAMBADA | Close-contact Brazilian dance |
| SUMO | Conflict involving close contact between big Japanese corporations |
| CLING | Charlie and Heather remain in close contact |
| HANDIN | Offering affection in very close contact (4,2,5) |
| GLOVE | Offering affection in very close contact (4,2,5) |
| KISSING | Making close contact with American politician having no sign of nervousness (7) |
| STAYIN | Haven't we still enough elbow room to keep close contact? (4,2,5) |
| TOUCH | Haven't we still enough elbow room to keep close contact? (4,2,5) |
| KISSINGER | American statesman almost to make close contact with Adele, say (9) |
| ARMSLENGTH | Distance hand is from body avoiding close contact (4,6) |
| PLACESETTING | Networks checked by close contact - it's consuming stuff (5,7) |
