| NEWSWORTHY | Modern dignitary embracing society of interest to public |
| JESUIT | Member of the order of the religious Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius of Loyola (6) |
| AMIGOS | French friend gets to go to Society of Spanish Friends (6) |
| TONG | Secret society of one of a pair of lifters (4) |
| IGNATIUS | - of Loyola, Spanish theologian; founder of the Society of Jesus (8) |
| IGNATIAN | Of the Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (8) |
| SIGNET | Writer to the --, member of an ancient society of solicitors in Scotland (6) |
| BRIMSTONEHEAD | Location on Newfoundland's Fogo Island which The Flat Earth Society of Canada believes is one of the four corners of the 'flat' Earth: 2 wds. |
| SANIGNATIO | The most well-known saint with this name is Loyola who founded the Society of Jesus in 1540, but the town of Son Servera, Mallorca commemorates a different personage when the mark the end of an 1820 p |
| TRASK | English writer of romance novels whose bequest to the Society of Authors funds an annual literary prize for a first novel (5,5) |
| BETTY | English writer of romance novels whose bequest to the Society of Authors funds an annual literary prize for a first novel (5,5) |
| SALTOFTHEEARTH | Rendition of heartfelt oath by society of the finest kind of people (4,2,3,5) |
| QUAKERS | Common name of the Religious Society of Friends (7) |
| QUAKER | One of the Religious Society of Friends |
| JACOBINISM | Principles of society of French revolutionists (10) |
| THEE | Word used by members of the Society of Friends |
| EADIE | Thomas W. ___ Medal (an award of the Royal Society of Canada) |
| HOUDINI | President of the Society of American Magicians from 1917-1924, Harry ? |
| MASJID | Society of Jesus welcomed by Virgin (traditionally) in place of worship |
| PICT | Member of an Iron Age society of northern and eastern Scotland (4) |
