| Converge (on) (7) | 17 |
| ___ on (surround) | 17 |
| Tightly connected | 17 |
| Tight, as families | 18 |
| Intimacy | 8 |
| Marching practice | 17 |
| Military practice maneuver | 26 |
| Marchers' forte | 19 |
| Liquidation sale | 16 |
| Shelf-clearing sale | 19 |
| Bargain hunter's bonanza | 28 |
| End-of-the-line sale | 20 |
| "Liquidation event!" | 30 |
| More intimate | 13 |
| More compact | 12 |
| Less distant | 12 |
| Ninth inning specialist | 23 |
| Not as remote | 13 |
| Ninth-inning pitcher | 20 |
| More miserly | 12 |
| Expert dealmaker | 16 |
| Sales specialist | 16 |
| Nine Inch Nails hit with the freaky video | 41 |
| Mariano Rivera, e.g. | 20 |
| Star relief pitcher | 19 |
| Not so remote | 13 |
| Last reliever called | 20 |
| Dennis Eckersley, e.g. | 22 |
| Contract-negotiating pro | 24 |
| The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, e.g. | 37 |
| Sales expert | 12 |
| Player with many saves | 22 |
| Not so far away | 15 |
| Not so far apart | 16 |
| Ninth-inning starter, often | 27 |
| Ninth-inning specialist | 23 |
| Ninth-inning relief pitcher | 27 |
| Ninth-inning hurler, often | 26 |
| Nearer | 6 |
| More stingy | 11 |
| Mariano Rivera, notably | 23 |
| Dealmaker extraordinaire | 24 |
| Deal finalizer | 14 |
| Comparatively contiguous | 24 |
| Chummier | 8 |
| Bottom-of-the-ninth pitcher | 27 |
| Being nearer in space or time | 29 |
| "Cuddle up a little ___ . . . " | 41 |
| They seal the deal | 18 |
| They get many saves | 19 |
| Sales pros | 10 |
| Relief aces | 11 |
| Experts at saving | 17 |
| Deal finalizers | 15 |
| Bullpen stars | 13 |
| Finishes | 8 |
| Seals | 5 |
| Shuts | 5 |
| Flips the "Open" sign | 31 |
| Finalizes | 9 |
| Shuts down | 10 |
| Padlocks | 8 |
| "Yours truly" and others | 34 |
| Trading day ends | 16 |
| Seals up | 8 |
| Seals off | 9 |
| Makes inaccessible | 18 |
| Completes, as a home sale | 25 |
| Completes a sales day | 21 |
| Approaches, with "in" | 31 |
| "Yours truly" and the like | 36 |
| "Sincerely" and others | 32 |
| "Sincerely," and others | 33 |
| ''Sincerely'' and others | 40 |
| ''Sincerely,'' and others | 41 |
| Nears, with "on" | 26 |
| Prepares to pounce | 18 |
| Nears one's target | 22 |
| Gets nearer | 11 |
| Forms an increasingly smaller circle around, with "on" | 64 |
| Converges (on) | 14 |
| Approaches one's objective | 30 |
| Private | 7 |
| Blueprint detail | 16 |
| Shut in | 7 |
| Kind of drama | 13 |
| Home for some skeletons | 23 |
| Skeleton's place? | 21 |
| Place of privacy | 16 |
| Place for some skeletons | 24 |
| Hanger site | 11 |
| Place for hangers | 17 |
| Where some skeletons are kept | 29 |
| Skeleton's place | 20 |
| Skeleton site | 13 |
| Private place, metaphorically | 29 |
| Privacy metaphor | 16 |
| Place for a skeleton | 20 |
| Linen location | 14 |
| It may be walk-in | 17 |