| CABAL | Cal and graduate formed a clique (5) |
| ABBA | Initially a bright graduate formed a group (4) |
| MAMBA | Doctor and graduate catch a snake (5) |
| SAMBA | Sam and graduate dance (5) |
| SWEET | We get in a clique that's charming and delightful (5) |
| HONUS | Fellow shortstop of Cal and Ernie on baseball's All-Century team |
| CROWD | A crush, mob, multitude or throng of people or things closely pressed together; or, a clique or ingroup (5) |
| ONSET | Attack on a clique or faction (5) |
| INSET | At home to a clique, start farther from margin (5) |
| BESET | To exist with a clique surrounded by the enemy (5) |
| LIKED | Danny Cipriani says he wasn't - - - by a clique of England team-mates (5) |
| SETUP | Establish a clique at university (3,2) |
| SETIN | Became established as a clique, being fashionable (3,2) |
| SET | A collection or compendium; a clique; the process in which a blossom forms a berry/fruit; or, a gun dog's indication of game (3) |
| NEV | State next to Cal. and Ariz. |
| CLEAVE | Stick together, like Cal and Eve |
| CAJOLE | Coax Cal and Joe to join forces (6) |
| ARI | State bordering Cal. and Nev. |
| BIFOCAL | Cal and I fob them off by wearing these glasses (7) |
| PROFORMA | Choice between academic and graduate, following set procedure (3,5) |
