| Adhere closely |
| Analyzed closely |
| Inspected closely |
| Caninelike animal more closely related to a cat than a dog |
| Analyzes closely |
| Analyze closely |
| Follows closely |
| African lemur-like primate (closely related to one of two US presidents?) |
| Abbr. in a closely held business |
| Follow closely |
| Snuggle closely |
| Examine closely |
| Closely related (to) |
| Hold closely (to) |
| Fasten closely and firmly |
| Phenomenon observed in receding galaxies ... and in the answers to this puzzle's asterisked clues? |
| Examined closely |
| Trail closely |
| Closely |
| Resemble closely |
| Animal more closely related to the mongoose than the dog |
| Surrounded closely |
| Closely associated (in nefarious activity) |
| Look at closely |
| Tail closely |
| More closely resembling wool |
| Unobserved observer |
| Rules observed in polite society |
| Didn't look at closely enough |
| Its end is often observed |