| MALIK | (India) Head of a village or community (5) |
| HALL | Community building at the centre of a village; or, a country manor (4) |
| KAMPONG | Small village or community in Malaysia (7) |
| HYPOCRITE | In January, former India International Manoj Tiwary, labelled India Head coach Gautam Gambhir as one (9) |
| GAUTAM | India head coach providing rare insights into the mindset driving the current Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.(first name) (6) |
| GREEN | Communal grassy area at the centre of a village; a closely-mown plot for bowls; or, a colour with shades including mint and sage (5) |
| RHYDD | Welsh-sounding name of a village east of Great Malvern (5) |
| ELITE | The most powerful, rich, gifted or educated members of a group or community (5) |
| ETHOS | Fundamental character of a person or community (5) |
| PLACE | A public/market square; a town, village or other locality; or, one's seat in a restaurant, theatre, train etc (5) |
| GATED | Secure, or ... community (5) |
| SHEIK | Leader of an Arab village or family (5) |
| CHEST | Hope or community follower |
| MLKJR | "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" author, for short |
| MOUSE | Rodent such as Fievel in "An American Tail" (or "Community") |
| FETES | Village or rural extravaganzas for fundraising by means of ferret racing, raffles, coconut shies, cake stalls, quoits and other events/games (5) |
| TROON | Cornish village or Scottish golf course (5) |
| THORP | An Old English word for village or hamlet (5) |
| VICUS | A terrace, street, village or hamlet |
| BRORA | Northern Scottish village; or bar (anag.) (5) |
