Cryptic 2712

[creamegg]

14d unsociable types side splitting joke
l?n?r - liner?

21d balance i established within political group
p?r?t? - parity?

24d report about mass or celebration
p?m?

[vakayu]

21d parity

[Sam1960]

pomp

[vakayu]

24d pomp?

[boxtops]

21 yes - I in Party - parity

[Captain2]

21 Yes 'I' inside 'Party'

[creamegg]

thankyou and liner?

[Sam1960]

liner yes (one-liner)

[jwlswann]

14d loner

[Sam1960]

would be grateful if you could parse loner for me jwlswann

[Mamyalynne]

Unsociable type('s) Loner
type- One
side splitting - L & R


???

[Mamyalynne]

Just my guess

[Sam1960]

still thinking splitting joke mamya !!
but see where you re coming from !!

[bibblebub]

LONER = unsociable type

side splitting = put L and R outside of...
joke = ONE - defn 25 http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/one

[bibblebub]

... and i reckon the clue should be ...type's...

[Mamyalynne]

Thanks Bibble, it was the joke bit that held me back.

[Sam1960]

thanks bb :0}

[Mamyalynne]

The clue is 'type's'

[bibblebub]

joke=one is clear from the phrase have you heard the one about... but have struggled to actually find it defined like that