| Clique |
| See image |
| Your clique |
| Clique, e.g. |
| Social network |
| Quakers in a ring? |
| Close social group |
| Group you can trust |
| Tight-knit social group |
| One's close acquaintances |
| Group one likes to hang with |
| Group of people you can trust |
| Those in one's social network, say |
| Close associates, and a hint to this puzzle's highlighted squares |