| OXTER | Did Rex have to join up to his armpit? (5) |
| BREASTDEEP | Bishop exceptionally desperate, being up to his armpits (6-4) |
| COLLECT | May decide to join up to associate with others (7) |
| COMPRESSEDAIRBIT | Comedian's funny-sounds-from-his-armpit routine? |
| CAESAR | Who did Rex Harrison play in the 1963 film Cleopatra? (6) |
| KRONE | Kelvin and Rex have single foreign currency (5) |
| RIME | One Emir who appears to be up to his neck in it (4) |
| MIRE | Certain admirer who appears to be up to his neck in it |
| PASSION | Name given to the sufferings of Christ leading up to his crucifixion (7) |
| TUBA | Join up to make brass (4) |
| MAESTOSO | Nobly join up to serve overseas at the front |
| ENROL | Join up to be part of an open role-playing exercise (5) |
| UNIT | Almost join up to make a military detachment (4) |
| TEETOTUM | Join up to entertain kid with a little unusual spinning top (8) |
| GOLFCLUB | Niblick, wood, iron or putter (or the organisation you have to join to use them) (4,4) |
| GOLFCLUBS | Mashies, niblicks, woods, irons or putters (or the organisations you have to join to use them) (4,5) |
| WELLTODO | Being rich, we shall have to join the party |
| TIE | The mounties have to join, of course |
| RIVET | Fixture I have to join front and back of raiment |
| UNITE | Have to join forces with a military grouping, at the end (5) |