| 20 answers for: Paid close attention (8) |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| LISTENED | Paid close attention (8) |
| TOOKNOTE | Paid close attention |
| KEYEDON | Paid close attention to |
| HEEDED | Paid close attention to |
| APPLIED | Paid close attention -- pages after article told a story (7) |
| WATCHED | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| AHAWK | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| LIKE | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| KEPT | And 16A and 1D. Kenneth and Peter O'Donoghue started without Edward, having paid close attention (4,4,3,2,3,6) |
| ONES | Kenneth and Peter O'Donoghue started without Edward, having paid close attention (4,4,3,2,3,6) |
| EARTOTHEGROUND | Kenneth and Peter O'Donoghue started without Edward, having paid close attention (4,4,3,2,3,6) |
| STUDYING | Paying close attention to piano piece in G (8) |
| BOREINON | Pay close attention to |
| TAKENOTE | Pay close attention (2 words) |
| NOTABENE | Staff turning up bearing instruction to pay close attention (4,4) |
| SCRUTINY | Meeting of rugby forwards, mostly very small, getting close attention |
| ENDEARMENT | Close attention paid by men ahead of team leader's affectionate utterance (10) |
| CLOCKWATCHING | Paying excessively close attention to the time (5-8) |
| HEED | Close attention |
| CONCENTRATION | Close attention |
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