| TIGHTKNIT | Miserly fool, say, is closely connected (5-4) |
| DAPHNE | She is closely connected with the laurel, which is called in Greek daphnA. |
| RELEVANCE | It's closely connected to mixing up car eleven (9) |
| DISTEMPER | An acute, highly contagious, disease affecting dogs, foxes, wolves, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. It is caused by a paramyxovirus that is closely related to the viruses causing measles in humans and ri |
| DEBRIEFED | Anything done to hide details of case is closely questioned |
| ANCESTORS | Something that is closely related to a person |
| AFFILIATE | Become closely connected |
| GOHANDINHAND | What lovers might do to be closely connected? (2,4,2,4) |
| HANDINHAND | Elected to part two workers, closely connected (4,2,4) |
| TINGE | Hint about fool, say, ascending (5) |
| DESERT | Fool, say, losing heart where water is scarce (6) |
| HANDINGLOVE | Factory worker having attachment about guy firstly is closely co-operating? (4,2,5) |
| STOAT | Small Eurasian mammal that is closely related to the weasel (5) |
| STRAW | Thatcher is closely associated with this former Cabinet minister (5) |
| GRILLED | Is closely questioned as to what 4 was (7) |
| DESSERT | Fool, say, with hair put up (7) |
| SANITY | What's lacking about a fool, say (6) |
| SWEETCHARITY | Fool, say, cautious about one-time musical |
| ASSEGAI | Fool, say, with excellent spear |
| BIT | Fell for an April fool, say |
