| EMBRACING | We came to bring it as a sign of affection (9) |
| INTUITION | "One of the many sad results of the Industrial Revolution was that we came to depend more than ever on the intellect, and to ignore the - with its symbolic thinking." Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Wat |
| LOVETOKEN | Nothing perfunctory may be seen as a sign of affection |
| ETERNALLY | On the outside, denied a sign of affection for good (9) |
| INCOMETAX | Government funds I note a sign of affection about old plane (6,3) |
| ENGINEERS | Contrives to bring it about like the professional men they are (9) |
| FRONTDOOR | Right in church vessel and screen up. That's where we came in (5-4) |
| DEDICATE | To link a book or song with a person, as a sign of affection or respect |
| ALEXANDER | Hero's admirer veiling sign of affection follows a great military commander |
| EMBRACE | To hold closely in one's arms as a sign of affection (7) |
| KISSING | Perhaps skis in Gstaad initially as a sign of affection (7) |
| ENDEARMENT | Final listener intended, say, as a sign of affection (10) |
| SYMPTOM | It's a sign of affection! (7) |
| FORKINTHEROAD | On our trip, we came to a ___... |
| ANON | What we came to expect from de Gaulle after a while (4) |
| INFINITIVE | We came to see -what's to see? (10) |
| AIRKISSES | Reveal touches are insincere signs of affection |
| OXFORDDON | President Trump familiarly supports signs of affection for English professor (6,3) |
| KISS | Touch lightly - a sign of affection (4) |
| COED | College student humoured, though denied a sign of affection |
