| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CRONY | Close friend | |
| CONFIDANT | Close friend | |
| ACE | Close friend | |
| PAL | Close friend | |
| CHUM | Close friend | |
| MATE | Close friend | |
| BUDDY | Close friend | |
| INTIMATE | Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. | |
| GENEROUS | Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father. | |
| NEAR | Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. | |
| ATTACHMENT | The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party. | |