| HUGS | Stays close to Henry and Gus, curiously (4) |
| RINGLING | What was the surname of early American circus owners Alf, Al, Charles, John, Otto, Henry and Gus? (8) |
| HOTDOGS | In fashion, stays close to fast food (3,4) |
| LOWTARO | Vegetable that stays close to the ground? |
| BACKS | Stays close to player (soccer, etc) (5) |
| HEARTTHROB | Handsome fellow, threat potentially to Henry and another fellow (5-5) |
| NOTHANKS | It doesn't belong to Henry, and I don't want it |
| NIECE | Dorothy Gale, to Henry and Em |
| THUG | Tip from agent to stay close to violent criminal |
| NEAR | Stay close to me in Lovers Lane, Arthur! (4) |
| HEEL | Scamp will stay close to you (4) |
| HUGE | Stay close to European giant |
| WADE | Stay close to shore, say |
| MICE | Animals called Jaq and Gus Gus in the Disney's Cinderella (4) |
| EBAY | Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used" |
| BIDET | Place for squatter to stay close to apartment |
| PROPAGATORS | Breeders stay close to iguana and other reptiles |
| CLEAVE | Stay close to and split (6) |
| CLINGFILM | Stay close to movie about plastic wrap (5,4) |
| FORESTED | Surrounded by enemy, stay close to ground, under cover of trees |
