| Closer to perfect | 17 |
| Closer to optimal | 17 |
| Closer to one's heart | 25 |
| Closer to maturity | 18 |
| Closer to its prime | 19 |
| Closer to heaven, in a way | 26 |
| Closer to full strength | 23 |
| Closer to fruition | 18 |
| Closer to extinction, perhaps | 29 |
| Closer to extinction, e.g. | 26 |
| Closer to extinction | 20 |
| Closer to expiration | 20 |
| Closer to black | 15 |
| Closer to being right? | 22 |
| Closer to being in the buff | 27 |
| Closer to being harvested | 25 |
| Closer to base? | 15 |
| Closer to 50-50 | 15 |
| Closer to 10? | 13 |
| Closer to 100% | 14 |
| Closer on a coat, perhaps | 25 |
| Closer of banks and schools | 27 |
| Closer clothes? | 15 |
| Closer by | 9 |
| Closer at hand | 14 |
| Closer (to) | 11 |
| Closer | 6 |
| Closeout, for one | 17 |
| Closeout, e.g. | 14 |
| Closeout tag | 12 |
| Closeout come-on | 16 |
| Closeout caveat | 15 |
| Closeout | 8 |
| Closeness | 9 |
| Closemouthed person | 19 |
| Closemouthed ones | 17 |
| Closemouthed one | 16 |
| Closemouthed | 12 |
| Closely-knit group | 18 |
| Closely-cropped haircuts | 24 |
| Closely watched index | 21 |
| Closely united | 14 |
| Closely twisted | 15 |
| Closely trimmed, as meat | 24 |
| Closely trimmed | 15 |
| Closely resembling | 18 |
| Closely related? | 16 |
| Closely related: Prefix | 23 |
| Closely related group | 21 |
| Closely related duo | 19 |
| Closely related (to) | 20 |
| Closely related | 15 |
| Closely packed | 14 |
| Closely observant | 17 |
| Closely monitored hosp. areas | 29 |
| Closely monitored hosp. area | 28 |
| Closely monitored figure | 24 |
| Closely like | 12 |
| Closely knit group | 18 |
| Closely held business | 21 |
| Closely follows secret banking information? | 43 |
| Closely following | 17 |
| Closely follow | 14 |
| Closely examine the figures? | 28 |
| Closely crowded together | 24 |
| Closely cropped style | 21 |
| Closely constrained | 19 |
| Closely connected | 17 |
| Closely confined (with "up") | 38 |
| Closely confined | 16 |
| Closely associated | 18 |
| Closely allied | 14 |
| Closely akin | 12 |
| Closely affiliated with | 23 |
| Closefitting trousers | 21 |
| Closefitting jacket | 19 |
| Closefitting hat | 16 |
| Closefitting dress | 18 |
| Closefitting denims | 19 |
| Closefitting collars | 20 |
| Closefitting cap | 16 |
| Closefitting | 12 |
| Closefisted type | 16 |
| Closefisted | 11 |
| Closed-___ shoes | 16 |
| Closed-up tulip | 15 |
| Closed-shop sign in May | 23 |
| Closed-off area | 15 |
| Closed-minded sort | 18 |
| Closed-circuit device | 21 |
| Closed-captioning problem | 25 |
| Closed, two-door car | 20 |
| Closed, old style | 17 |
| Closed, for the most part | 25 |
| Closed, as drapes | 17 |
| Closed, as an envelope | 22 |
| Closed, as a theater | 20 |
| Closed, as a sleeping bag | 25 |
| Closed, as a newspaper issue | 28 |
| Closed, as a magazine issue | 27 |