Crowded House finish with American coins? (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
close quarters
'crowded house finish with american coins?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'finish with american coins?' is the wordplay.
'finish' becomes 'close' (synonyms).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'american coins?' becomes 'quarters' (quarter is a kind of coin. I am not sure about the 'american' bit.).
'close'+'quarters'='CLOSE QUARTERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for close quarters that I've seen before include "at a very short distance" , "nearly in battle" , "Accommodation for canons" .)