| NEAREAST | Is close to One Direction, so not that far away (4,4) |
| NEAR | Not that far away |
| ALONG | This side is close to one at sea (5) |
| OVERHEAR | Catch conversation in this direction so to speak (8) |
| DISLOYAL | I had changed direction so ally turned unfaithful (8) |
| AORTA | Not viewing odds, favour a team which is close to one's heart (5) |
| LECTERN | Reading stand of Hannibal is close to one's heart (7) |
| ORIENTED | Got pointed in the right directions, so to speak |
| INSHORE | Cover caught - by some - not that far out in the deep |
| ALMOST | "You're not that far off" |
| SNOOZE | Seep out from two directions so have a short sleep (6) |
| TOANDFRO | Following road, not turning in one direction then the opposite |
| SOUTHERN | From one direction, then ours, possibly (8) |
| RACEWAYS | Competition venues where car reverses in one direction then another, say, erratically (8) |
| NEEDLESS | Points to one direction, which is uncalled-for (8) |
| LEFTTURN | Something you could take to One Direction? (4,4) |
| ORMSTOWN | Chateauguay River town in Quebec not all that far from the Vermont border |
| HEBRIDES | Man takes new wife to One Direction with Lewis and Harris, among others, in Scotland (8) |
| STALLION | Hedge, one close to one bearing nuts (8) |
| OFFSHORE | Ill-fitting shoe for small female? It can't be that far out! |
