| SIBLING | Spooner makes Lib sing for close relative (7) |
| HOWCOME | Spooner makes bovine buzz. Why? (3,4) |
| BLAIRITE | Sort of Lab. politician who could make Lib. irate? (8) |
| BLOCKBUSTER | Big film in which Spooner makes antelope utter vain boasts (11) |
| PRINCE | Public relations in Clare for close relative of monarch (6) |
| TWINSISTER | Crook keeps insurance for close relative (4,6) |
| NEAREST | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and dearest, informal expression for close relatives and friends (7) |
| DESIGNS | Ed's to sing for the right intentions (7) |
| NURSING | Run around and sing for a caring profession (7) |
| CHASING | Running after tea then sing for your supper (7) |
| DIGRAPH | The "ng" in "sing," for instance |
| LIBERTY | & 43A Hollyoaks villager who sings for a living (7,6) |
| COUPLES | For close-up, arranged in twos (7) |
| PARTNER | Tear, knockback for close companion (7) |
| RAPPORT | Blame drink for close relationship (7) |
| BUDDIES | Sea-fishing beach shelters - for close friends? (7) |
| NECKLET | Brass permitted for close-fitting ornament (7) |
| OKAPIS | In part, mistook a pisanosaurus for close relatives of the giraffe (6) |
| DETAILS | Minor or distinctive elements in paintings, considered separately for close study; military task forces; a person's particulars; or, trivialities (7) |
| MYSTERY | From the Greek for "close the eyes", an ancient secret ceremony witnessed only by the initiated; an old word for a craft or a trade guild; an enigmatic person or thing; or, a novel, play etc based on |
