| PLATOON | Subdivision of a company of soldiers |
| COHORT | Word, from "garden, farmyard", for a legion's tenth, a company of soldiers, a band of warriors or other unit or group of people, strictly gathered in a hortus-like enclosed space (6) |
| BANDSMAN | A member of a company of musicians (8) |
| BRIGADE | A body of troops, company of soldiers or team of firefighters saving one's life, all born of ancient "strife" (7) |
| SECTION | Subdivision of a company, platoon, etc. (7) |
| STAND | A company of plovers; a grove of trees; a platform for a brass band; or, a vessel in a boot room or hall for umbrella's, shooting sticks, crops etc (5) |
| CAST | A pair of hawks flown together in falconry; a company of actors in a film or play; or, a swarm of bees leaving a hive (4) |
| REGIMEN | Diet for most of the company of soldiers (7) |
| ALMS | By the sound of it, subdivisions of a company for charitable offerings (4) |
| TROOP | Company of soldiers used in Castro operation (5) |
| TROUPE | Company of soldiers in hearing |
| COSY | Son in company of soldiers is intimate and relaxed |
| TABLE | Slab for/with an inscription; one of the two halves of a backgammon board; or, a company of people seated for supper or a game (5) |
| CIRCUS | From the Latin for "ring", a Roman arena for chariot races and gladiatorial combats; a round tent or big top for a company of acrobats and clowns; or, a rounded space in a town (6) |
| SIEGE | Form of beleaguerment practised in the art of poliorcetics; or, a word for a company of bitterns or herons (5) |
| BEVY | One of the words for a company of otters or roe deer, or for a flock of doves, larks, quail or swans (4) |
| FLOCK | A company of birds or sheep; a congregation; or, a tuft of wool (5) |
| MESS | A course, dish, portion or serving of food; feed mixed for an animal; a company of people eating together; or, a jumble, medley, muddle or pickle (4) |
| ENSEMBLE | A company of ballerinas, group of musicians or a set of clothing, latterly fine, each performing, playing or worn "together, at the same time" (8) |
| CARAVAN | Depicted in several paintings by Edwin Lord Weeks, generic name for a company of travellers journeying across a desert; or, a camel trainA (7) |
