Dt Quick 8 Across

[Barbi]

DT quick 8a 'In' groups. I have c???u?s. I think the third letter will be either I or o, assuming 2d (European river) is rhine or rhone,

[bibblebub]

cliques

[Barbi]

Thanks bibblebub. I knew the kind of word I was looking for but I kept arriving at 'coven' (must have been reading too much about witches?)

[bibblebub]

there must be an appropriate pun to do with spelling that would make a good reply but it eludes me so far