| FORMOSA | Ontario community or the former Taiwan |
| MALIBU | Los Angeles coastal community or the longboard named after it |
| RICHNESS | Number of species within a biological community; or, the vividness of a colour (8) |
| WARWICK | Ontario community or British namesake |
| WARSAW | Ontario community or Polish namesake |
| ALTON | Ontario community or English namesake |
| ABBEY | Type of monastery such as the one on the island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, or the former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Burgundy (5) |
| PATRON | From the Latin meaning "father", a guardian saint; a protector or benefactor; or, the former master of a freedman in ancient Rome (6) |
| FINN | A class of Olympic sailing other than Laser, Nacra 17, 49er or 470; or, the former Crowded House frontman who joined Fleetwood Mac in 2018 (4) |
| COMET | Depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, a celestial body such as Halle-Bopp or the former Shoemaker-Levy 9 (5) |
| BISCUIT | Food such as a ginger nut or the former sailor staple "hardtack"; pale brown; or, unglazed pottery (7) |
| BUTTON | A fastener or toggle; a switch on a doorbell; a small disc of chocolate; or, the former F1 driver, Jenson (6) |
| FACEBOOKENDS | Headline that would shock the Internet community (or put another way, hint to the divided word in each of the answers to starred clues) |
| SCHOOL | Finishing -; establishment such as Institut Villa Pierrefeu or the former Institut Alpin Videmanette |
| DIET | From the Greek for "a way of life", the food habitually consumed by an animal, community or person (4) |
| PARISH | A town or village having its own church and pastor/priest; its people or community; or, a district for administration purposes (6) |
| AYR | Ontario community sharing the name of a Scottish river |
| UNIONDALE | Southwestern Ontario community in the Township of Zorra |
| ACADEMIA | The life, community or world of teachers, schools and education (8) |
| BARRIO | A Spanish-speaking community or district (usually poor) in the US (6) |
