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Crossword clues for a very close friend.

AnswerClue
ELLEN'90s sitcom renamed because "These Friends of Mine" was too close to "Friends"
TERESALongtime close friend of the doll Barbie
BOSOMBUDDYClose friend
SIDEKICKClose friend
CRONYClose friend
REBOZOBebe ___ (close friend of 25-Down)
PALSClose friends
DEARONEClose friend, e.g.
ALTEREGOVery close friend
CSLEWISClose friend of J.R.R. Tolkien
FOAMClose friends, in slang
TIGHTKNITLike close friends
AMIGA___ intima (close friend)
CEMENTSRELATIONSBecomes close friends at the construction site?
BRAHClose friend, in surfer slang
BROClose friend
PALClose friend
DEARONESClose friends
TIGHTLike close friends
GAYLE__ King, close friend of Oprah
HEARTTOHEARTHow close friends talk
ALTEREGOSVery close friends
DEARONESClose friends, say
CHUMClose friend
BOSOM__ buddies (close friends)
DEARONEClose friend
DEARONESClose friends and kin
CIRCLEGroup of close friends
SIDEKICKSClose friends
PACINOActor whose character said "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
INTIMEClose, friendly: Fr.
ALTER___ ego (very close friend).
CHUMSClose friends.
INTIMATEClose friend.
ALTEREGOA very close friend.
INTIMESClose friends: Fr.
INTIMEClose friend: Fr.
CONFIDANTEClose friend, perhaps.
COMRADEClose friend
ZOLAAuthor who was Cézanne's close friend
ZOLAClose friend of Cézanne
ACEClose friend, in slang
ACEVery close friend, in slang
INTIMATEVery close friend
LAFAYETTEClose friend of Hamilton, in "Hamilton"
FAMGroup of close friends, in modern slang
BOSOM-- buddy (close friend)
FAMClose friends, in modern slang
ENEMIESKeep your friends close and your ___ closer
UMBRELLASomething to share with a close friend?