| ORPHANAGE | A home or institution for children whose parents are dead (9) |
| INMATE | A member of a house or institution (6) |
| REFERRAL | The directing of a patient, usually by a GP, to a consultant or institution for specialist treatment (8) |
| ACADEMY | An association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science. (7) |
| ORPHAN | A child whose parents are dead (6) |
| THEFLOORISLAVA | Rainy-day game for children, whose play is punnily suggested by 16-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across |
| DORMITORY | A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution (9) |
| DOORNAILS | They are dead fasteners for a barrier (9) |
| ORPHANS | Possibly sharp on children whose parents are late |
| SACREDCOW | Person or institution held to be above criticism (6,3) |
| FOUNDLING | Child whose parents are unknown |
| REDEVELOP | Demolish and rebuild, as with a house or similar structure (9) |
| RENOVATOR | Person doing up and restoring a house or apartment |
| DECORATOR | One doing up a house or room |
| SITE | Place for a home (or a home page) (TIES anagram) (4) |
| SCHOOL | From the Greek for "leisure, philosophy, lecture place", an educational institution for children; an establishment offering specialist tuition in ballet, driving, law etc; any art movement; or, a styl |
| HOUSEHUNTING | Looking for a home, or a theme hint |
| ENDOW | To provide by bequest or gift a permanent income for a person, society or institution (5) |
| DORMITORIES | Large bedrooms for a number of people in a school or institution (11) |
| MULE | Animal whose parents are a horse and a donkey |
