| OXONIAN | A member or former member of the oldest university in the UK |
| USMARSHAL | Member of the oldest federal law enforcement agency |
| PERU | Home of the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere (founded in 1551) |
| LIMA | Home of the oldest university in the Americas |
| OXFORD | City, site of the oldest university in the English-speaking world (6) |
| STANDREWS | Former royal burgh, site of the oldest university in Scotland (2,7) |
| FREETOWN | Capital city (pop 1.2 million); the site of the oldest university in West Africa (8) |
| MOROCCO | Recorded in Guinness World Records, what country has the oldest university in the world, founded in 859 AD? (7) |
| HARVARD | Which is the oldest university in the US? (7) |
| BOLOGNA | Italian city that is home to the oldest university in the Western world |
| SHADOW | The counterpart in the main opposition party to a member or section of the party in power (6) |
| LEIDEN | The oldest university in the Netherlands (6) |
| COLT | Male counterpart of a filly; or, a member or a junior sports team (4) |
| PASS | A col or other route over or through mountains; the transference of a football or puck to a team member; or, an amorous advance (4) |
| YALE | Third- oldest university in the United States, founded as the Collegiate School in Connecticut in 1701 (4) |
| PRINCETON | Fourth-oldest university in the United States, founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746 (9) |
| SALAMANCA | City which is home to the oldest university in Spain (9) |
| UPPSALA | Swedish city, home to the oldest university in Scandinavia (7) |
| TORY | A member or supporter of the Conservative Party (4) |
| LINEUPS | Rows of people; identity parades; schedules of the acts or the artistes performing in shows; lists of team members; or, batting orders (4-3) |
