| CUSP | Word for a division between one astrological sign and another; a point of transition between two states; or, either of the pointed tips of a crescent moon (4) |
| MULLION | Ponder over Greek play for a division between lights |
| TERM | Any word for a division of the academic year (4) |
| RANSOM | Astrological sign & Mercury Merkur variant |
| SCHISM | A division between strongly opposed sections or parties, especially in a church (6) |
| LIMOUSINE | Large luxurious car often with a division between the driver and passengers |
| DEPT | Abbreviation for a division of a large organisation (4) |
| DEPARTMENTAL | Leave in mind for a division (12) |
| IRONAGE | Decrease salary, with cut for a division of Human Resources |
| OLDLUPINESTATE | Nickname for a division of America populated by wolves? |
| DATELINE | Imaginary division between the North and South Poles, the boundary between one calendar day and the next (4,4) |
| STOP | Word on a red sign, and, when parsed in three parts, a hint to this puzzle's longest answers |
| HASH | Symbol on a computer keyboard also called a number sign and octothorp (4) |
| NOEXIT | "Find another way out" sign and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| DIRTYMIND | Reason one might read a "Speed Hump" sign and laugh |
| ARIES | Give me a sign and I'll show you how to raise a ram |
| PLUS | Arithmetical operation sign and theme reveal for 3D, 21A, 30D and 53A |
| FOLD | Herd of Highland cattle; a sheep pen; or, the division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet (4) |
| FRIEZE | Sculptured division between the architrave and the cornice of a classical entablature; or, a decorative band along an internal wall (6) |
| CAUCASUS | Meeting of influential people admits a small division between Europe and Asia (8) |
