| SISTERHOOD | Association of women linked by a common interest (10) |
| UNDERTHEWEATHER | "Sick" linked by a "common article" with a "guy" inside |
| ASITWERE | A place protecting women linked to religious education in a way (2,2,4) |
| WIRE | Association of women on message |
| CLAN | A group united by a common interest or common characteristics |
| CLUB | Association of people united by a common interest (4) |
| BLOC | A group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aim |
| BAND | A crew, gang, pop/rock group or other ring of people, bound or tied by a common interest or purpose (4) |
| LAROCHELLE | French port linked by a bridge to Re Island in the Bay of Biscay (2,8) |
| SOLIDARITY | Fellowship arising from common interests (10) |
| END | Either of two places linked by a journey, letter, table or telephone call; a Scottish word for a cottage room; an individual warp yarn; or, half a unit length of cloth (3) |
| CLOSERANKS | Unite to defend common interests |
| SYNDICATE | Group of promoters with a common interest |
| COTERIE | Clique / close circle of friends who share a common interest |
| GALERE | Group of people having a common interest |
| SECTS | Groups of people with a common interest or doctrine (5) |
| DOMAIN | The highest taxonomic rank in binomial nomenclature; a sphere of knowledge; or, in computing, a set of network addresses identified by a common name (6) |
| COWES | Town on the Isle of Wight separated by the Medina and linked by a "floating bridge", location of an |
| ASSOC | Org. with a common interest |
| BROTHERHOOD | Community with a common interest (11) |
