| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TIE | Bond | |
| GUARANTEE | Bond | |
| LINK | Bond | |
| RELATIONSHIP | Emotional bond | |
| TIEUP | Commercial bond | |
| ATTACHMENT | Emotional bond | |
| RAPPORT | Emotional bond | |
| ADHESION | Sticky bond | |
| BAND | A bond | |
| BONDED | Of Bond | |
| BONDING | Of Bond | |
| SPYING | Noticing Bond’s field | |
| ASTONMARTIN | James Bond’s car | |
| TIES | Bond’s silk neckwear | |
| MARTINI | James Bond’s cocktail | |
| FLEMING | James Bond writer | |
| BANDEAU | Reportedly disallow cash bond | |
| ASTON MARTIN | James Bond’s car (5,6) | |
| IANFLEMING | Creator of James Bond | |
| MUSED | Bond’s boss utilised thought | |
| PAROLE | Prisoner’s release on bond | |
| POST-OBIT | Alt. of Post-obit bond | |
| AGENT | Bond maybe for a realtor? | |
| PACT | Bond with quiet cat, curiously | |
| WELD | Bond securing closure of metal | |