| SOCIAL | Word before "media" or "butterfly" |
| MASS | Word before "media" or "exodus" |
| COMPRESS | Arrive shortly before media pack (8) |
| SUPPRESSED | Drink before media and its chief abolished |
| DRYADS | Nymphs wilt before media campaign (6) |
| UNFOLLOW | In reference to a social media or networking site, a word meaning "cease to subscribe" or "defriend" (8) |
| IRON | Word before Horse or Butterfly |
| EMBED | Word used in IT meaning incorporate code, text, media or fonts within the body of a web page, for example (5) |
| APPS | Short word for pieces of software on a smartphone enabling email, chat, video streaming, interaction on social media or gaming etc (4) |
| STATEMENT | An announcement or proclamation; an official account of facts for release to the media; or, a document issued by one's bank, summarising debits and credits (9) |
| CENSORSHIP | Policy of restriction or suppression in the media or arts (10) |
| OPPRESSOR | Work with the media or a slave-driver (9) |
| MULTI | Prefix with media or plex |
| STORM | Media or fire follower |
| NET | Word that can go after "safety" or "butterfly" |
| NEWWAVE | Modern movement of the arts, media or music etc (3,4) |
| CLAPBACK | Return fire on social media, or this puzzle's theme |
| CAMERASHY | ...neverminding the media or even a smile... must be unforthcoming by a mile! (6-3) |
| OTITIS | Inflammation of the outer (externa), middle (media) or inner (interna) ear (6) |
| WING | One of the flight- or lift producing appendages of a bat, bee, beetle, bird or butterfly (4) |
