| DEEMING | Considering the river to be near china (7) |
| THEREBY | To be near that place, is to be where (7) |
| ENCLOSE | To hem in early enough to be near |
| EASTERN | Could be set near China for example (7) |
| CAPTION | Can't I go to that Italian river to be given my title? (7) |
| DEVELOP | Five go into the river to cut off advance (7) |
| NIMBLER | More agile doctor in the river to run (7) |
| REMATCH | Return encounter on coaster near China (7) |
| TRICKLE | Cause amusement in restricting river to be just a few drops |
| NETFLIX | Where the six starred movies ought to be streaming, considering the three-letter sequence in their titles |
| SATANIC | Fixed a name for the devil, mostly considering the devil (7) |
| SWEARIN | It's an offence to cross the river to administer oath (5,2) |
| DEPLETE | Quietly allowed in the river to drain |
| PIMENTO | I meant, say, in the river, to have some pepper |
| ENTERON | Start considering the gut (7) |
| FIGURES | Makes sense, considering the circumstances |
| EYINGUP | Considering the attraction of English guy in broadcast, on piano |
| CONTACT | Neologism for the process of identifying those who have been near a person with an infectious disease, included in the OED in 2020 (7,7) |
| AQUATIC | Could be near land but always closer to water (7) |
| PLENARY | Absolute indulgence perhaps to layer over what could be near (7) |
