| THEJESUS | Arranging a hymn heard just in case the religious figures hobble to indie combo (3,5,3,4,5) |
| ANDMARYCHAIN | Arranging a hymn heard just in case the religious figures hobble to indie combo (3,5,3,4,5) |
| LEAST | Just in case the article therein is the smallest |
| JESSICA | Nut is left just in case the girl arrives ... (7) |
| ALTPOP | Genre akin to indie rock |
| NEARER | "___, My God, to Thee" (hymn heard in the finale of "Midnight Mass") |
| CHIME | Hymn heard in church with the sound of bells (5) |
| DIESIRAE | Hymn heard in Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique" |
| AFTERGLOW | In the course of laughter, gloating heard - just as gloom sets in? (9) |
| BATTERINGRAMS | Heard just a smattering at the bar but they're capable of breaking the doors down! (9,4) |
| TRAMMEL | From "tri mesh", a three-layered dragnet; a hobble for a horse, hence anything that hinders free action; a beam compass; a fowling-net; or, a hook for pots in a fireplace (7) |
| RIOTGEAR | In Brazil first team's jerseys, socks and shorts worn by The Boys in Blue in case the crowd mob them (4,4) |
| LUNATIC | Bats fool heard just the one time in loft |
| THEASSOCIATES | The wild sea coasts surrounding island shape indie combo (3,10) |
| LEST | In case the man goes to the West End (4) |
| SANDBAG | After bad start on ocean-liner, head barman is doing a job in case the bank fails? (7) |
| ORANGE | Called in extremely opportune indie combo, if having juice (6) |
| MONKSTATTOOANUN | Lurid headline about religious figures and a piece of body art |
| SMILE | It's heard just before a click |
| COCTEAUTWINS | Indie combo's "Cocked Oat" wins in recital (7,5) |
