| ENFOLD | Wrap up, embrace or enclose (6) |
| HUGUENOTS | Settlers rock up, embrace you first (9) |
| CLINCH | Horseshoe fastener; an embrace; or, a stand-up grapple in boxing (6) |
| ENLACE | Literary word meaning intertwine or embrace; or, to cover with a fabric such as guipure (6) |
| CUDDLE | Embrace or hug (6) |
| CLIP | A rapid pace or speed; an extract or snippet; a wallop or whack; a yield of wool sheared from a sheep or a flock; an old word meaning "embrace"; or, a barrette, bobby pin, hairgrip, slide or other fas |
| ENVELOP | Wrap or enclose in a covering (7) |
| ACCOLADE | An embrace or ceremonial tap on the shoulder with a sword to mark the conferring of knighthood; or, an award or honour (8) |
| BOSOM | Word for one's breast or chest; the heart area regarded as the locus of emotions; one's clasp, embrace or loving care; or, any protective centre (5) |
| QUOTE | Word originally meaning to mark a book with chapter numbers or references, later to cite a person/text; or, enclose within inverted commas (5) |
| ENCOMPASS | Surround or enclose |
| WRAP | Cover or enclose in paper (4) |
| COLL | Island of the Hebrides that inspired the fictional locale Struay in Mairi Hedderwick's Katie Morag series of children's books; or, an old word for an embrace or hug (4) |
| CLASP | Embrace or hold firmly (5) |
| VICEVERSA | Girl vicars madly embrace - or the other way round (4,5) |
| HUG | Close embrace or, being left out, it could be rough (3) |
| PASS | He will avoid embraces or other amorous activity |
| EMBALM | Divert blame to Mike to finally wrap-up (6) |
| ATTAIN | Wrap up with a temperature - it ain't problematic (6) |
| DECIDE | Coppers (in disguise) in Welsh river wrap up (6) |
