| PLAINT | A written statement of the grounds of complaint (6) |
| CERTIFICATE | Create fit individuals in charge of a written statement of qualifications |
| BILLS | Written statements of the money owed for goods (5) |
| GRIEVANCES | Serving ace could engender grounds of complaint (10) |
| GRAVAMEN | Principal ground of complaint (8) |
| CONCERTPITCH | Tricky type gets small testimonial on one of the grounds one played to a international standard (7,5) |
| SHRUBBERY | Quiet, flexible part of the grounds? |
| ARENA | One of the grounds for people becoming engaged (5) |
| REPORT | What is a written statement on the progress and achievements of a school pupil? (6) |
| RECORD | A written statement about a load of wood (6) |
| WAIVER | A formal written statement of relinquishment (6) |
| DEPOSE | Testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement. (6) |
| BILL | A written statement, such as that attesting to the health of a person or a ship's company; a chit, invoice or tab; a banknote; a beak; or, a poster (4) |
| NERNST | German chemist Walther ____’s heat theorem is a partial statement of the third law of thermodynamics and won him a 1920 Nobel prize |
| TRUISM | Statement of the obvious ___ finish of fight is dividing drink (6) |
| QUINCE | With four planted in the grounds of the Tower of London by Edward I, a heritage tree with fragrant fruits traditionally used to make marmalade and grown in kitchen gardens (6) |
| CAMPUS | Latin word meaning "field" used to describe either the grounds of a university or a novel such as David Lodge's Changing Places set on and around such (6) |
| AGEISM | Discrimination on the grounds of how old a person is (6) |
| BURTON | Designer of Kew's Palm and Temperate Houses and also the grounds of London Zoo including its raven's cage and Tuscan giraffe house with five-metre-high doors (6) |
| CARPET | Flooring of wool, sisal, sea grass or coir; or, a word describing the ground of bluebell-covered woodland (6) |
