| ADULATE | Praise grown-up, keeping one close to me (7) |
| EXPIATE | Make up for migrant, keeping one close to home |
| ADULATION | Praise grown-up keeping a home instilled with love (9) |
| DIVINE | Close up, keeping one and six for priest (6) |
| MEPHISTOPHELES | The devil, he helps me out, keeping one close |
| MEAN | Workers keeping one close (4) |
| ROASTED | Criticised good person close to me in a way (7) |
| NEIGHED | Moving hinged brackets close to me made beastly sound (7) |
| SKIPPER | Butterfly -- something flying up, keeping very quiet (7) |
| DIDEROT | Writer ripped papers up, keeping first of drafts (7) |
| BOLOGNA | A nob coming up keeping record for Italian city (7) |
| MOTORED | Drove and tied up, keeping time (7) |
| NYMPHET | E.g. a little Calypso number turned up, keeping variable speed (7) |
| THIEVES | They pinch what's close to me, coming round the night before |
| NEAREST | Those most close to me are in family home? |
| ECHIDNA | Little animal with cold weather coming up keeping hot |
| ALLTOLD | Summed up, keeping nothing secret (3,4) |
| EVASION | Girl's one close to attempt to escape (7) |
| COPPICE | Two policemen arresting one close to dense thicket (7) |
| ALBERTA | Province: one close to Victoria, Australia originally (7) |
