| TRADEUNIONS | Unusually rated academic body working with society - and workers' groups (5,6) |
| COMMUNISMS | Supporters of a political movement advocating a classless society and workers controlling the means of production (10) |
| DISAVOWS | Avoids working with society rejects (8) |
| ARTDECO | Style of visual arts unusually rated by firm (3,4) |
| NERVOUSSYSTEM | Uneasy organisation - but it keeps the body working! (7,6) |
| HEADGARDENER | Part of the body working on the ground is in overall charge of the seed money (4,8) |
| ANTCOLONIES | Groups with queens and workers |
| STUDENTASSEMBLY | Academic body and subtle system for training? (7,8) |
| UNION | Academic body has number backing group of workers (5) |
| TRADEUNIONISM | Principles of workers' groups protecting workers' rights (5,8) |
| FUNGI | Fine academic body acquiring first of great moulds, say (5) |
| POLYGON | Academic body discussed defunct quadrangle, say (7) |
| UNIFORM | Class supporting academic body in official outfit (7) |
| RUNINTO | Meet by chance eccentric torn about academic body (3,4) |
| UNISON | Workers' groups' stewards initially rising to show agreement (6) |
| TUTU | Workers' groups put together gear for Kirov, perhaps |
| UNIONS | Spouses come together in these workers' groups (6) |
| IMPETUS | One English workers' group's supporting police force |
| ANTS | With an estimated 20,000 species, insects with structured social systems formed of castes including queens, drones, soldiers and workers (4) |
| INDUCEMENT | Bribe fashionable dictator and workers with end product (10) |
