| APOSTASY | Abandoning a party or a job, say, after reorganisation (8) |
| PLAYLIST | Creation for a party or a run |
| TURNCOAT | One who deserts a party or cause to join an opposing one (8) |
| PARTISAN | Adherent of a party or faction (8) |
| BACKDOOR | Support for the party or a less direct means of access (4,4) |
| OCULISTS | Observer consultants cut loss after reorganisation involving i (8) |
| SCHUBERT | Old maestro in Bucharest abandoning a novel (8) |
| JAMBOREE | A party or spree (8) |
| SHINE | Word for brightness or lustre; fine weather; old slang for a party or a fancy; or, an act of polishing (5) |
| RIGADOON | Gear to have on when holding a party or dance |
| HOTPRESS | Horses apt to bolt, abandoning a warm Leopardstown enclosure? (3,5) |
| LABORATORIES | Rooms for a party or a group of opponents (12) |
| VENUE | Place for a party or a concert |
| RENEGADES | Those who desert a party or a cause (9) |
| TAKEBACK | Surprise, abandoning a revoke |
| BASH | A heavy blow or biff; a dent; a blast or party; or, a crack at something (4) |
| GATHERING | An assembly, bevy, congregation, crowd, flock, jamboree or party; or, a series of pleats, puckers or ruffles, made by pulling tight a thread in a line of running stitches in fabric (9) |
| ROUT | A disorderly retreat; an utter defeat when an army cannot compete; a party or gathering with a noisy musical beat; or, a disturbance on the street (4) |
| ROUND | A sandwich quantity; a whole slice of bread/toast; or, a job delivering newspapers (5) |
| TASK | A chore or a job to be done |
