| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ARMINARM | Closely allied |
| AKIN | Closely allied |
| COMMUNISTBLOC | Nations once closely allied with the Soviet Union |
| bedfellows | A person or thing allied or closely connected with another |
| bedfellow | A person or thing allied or closely connected with another |
| copperhead | a venomous American serpent, closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles |
| copperheads | COPPERHEAD, a venomous American serpent, closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles |
