Crossword clues for Very close 13 letters:TENSESCRUTINYClose examination of past and present English?HOTONTHESCENTIn close pursuitSILLYSUTURINGClosing up a surgical wound with a whoopee cushion?COCKTAILDRESSClose-fitting evening wearTHEOTHERWOMANGlenn Close in "Fatal Attraction," e.g.FRESHEVIDENCEGood reason to reopen a closed caseDOWNTOTHEWIREVery closeHOPETHISHELPSClosing remark from someone answering a queryBERMUDACIRCLEClose-knit group at a popular island destination?ANOTHERORPHANClosing words of 31 AcrossTWOPEASINAPODSimilar people ... who are getting a little too close in six squares of this puzzle?HOTONTHETRAILClose behindWINDOWSHOPPERShe looks in after stores closeMISSEDBYAMILESo close... not!JUXTAPOSITIONClosenessSOMELIKEITHOTFilm with the closing line "Well, nobody's perfect"GEORGEKAUFMANWriter who said "Satire is what closes Saturday night"PITCHEDBATTLEIntense fighting at close rangeINSTATERIVALSPlayers of close games?KISSINGCOUSINNot-too-close kinCUDDLEBUDDIESFriends who are in close contact?ASTERNWARNINGThe pirates are closing fast on us, Cap'n!?RUNATIGHTSHIPOversee things closelyHOLESANDSEALSOpenings and closingsSUBLIMINALADSWhat this puzzle's theme answers contain (if you look closely enough)DOWNTOTHEWIREHow a close race may goNEARDISASTERSClose onesSEESAWBATTLESClose contestsAROUNDTHEBENDVery closeHANGBYATHREADBe perilously close to failureSPLITDECISIONClose boxing match outcomeMISSTHEMARKETArrive at a store after it has closed?TOEINGTHELINEFollowing orders closelyTHECHOSENPHEWClose call you got yourself intoWITHINEARSHOTRelatively closeCOMMUNISTBLOCNations once closely allied with the Soviet UnionFITTINGENDINGSatisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common?INTHEBALLPARKPretty closeNARROWESCAPESClose callsSIGHSOFRELIEFAhhh and "Whew, that was close!"WAYOFFTHEMARKNot even closeHOTONTHESCENTClosely followingCLOSEConcludeCLOSENESSQuality of a hot, smoky room.CLOSEBy a nose.CLOSEFamiliar.CLOSECathedral precinct.CLOSEPart of a cathedral grounds.CLOSEReticentCLOSENot a blowout
