| SELLOUT | Betray tight-knit group, we hear, on strike (4,3) |
| SELLSHORT | Betray tight-knit group, we hear, with former Labour minister (4,5) |
| HARDSELL | Aggressive promotion from unyielding, tight-knit group, we hear (4,4) |
| TEEMING | Very busy working as a group, we hear |
| PHALANX | Aim to traverse heart of Sahara with cross tight-knit group (7) |
| SUSPECT | Dodgy tight-knit group surrounds us quietly (7) |
| ASPECTS | Power is kept by a tight-knit group's particular features (7) |
| OVERTHE | The bishop's position, we hear, on the continent (4,3,3) |
| INCITER | Stirring type can be seen, we hear, on the right (7) |
| STAINES | Discolourations, we hear, on the map of Surrey |
| UTOPIAN | You, we hear, on top by Ian - one who dreams of an ideal place (7) |
| ROCKBAND | Pop group we hear in Brighton, for example, sticks out? |
| QUAYSIDE | Part of harbour's important group, we hear (8) |
| TAIPEI | Asian capital supplies blood group, we hear (6) |
| NIGHTCLUB | Entertainment venue for chivalrous group, we hear (9) |
| CLICKS | Healthcare group we hear, speaking Xhosa? (6) |
| BESET | Harass with second class group, we hear (5) |
| BANNED | Stopped a group, we hear (6) |
| CRU | Working group, we hear, for vineyard |
| ASWAN | City on the Nile ... or a punny end to the joke "When a tight-knit group of cygnets votes, they vote ___" |
