| BACKS | Area of Cambridge by the river (5) |
| THEBACKS | Area of Cambridge where the grounds of several famous colleges adjoin the river (3, 5) |
| ACORN | Any one of the oak tree seeds represented on the coat of arms of the Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| KINGS | One of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge (5) |
| LOUIS | Youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| ANMER | - Hall; Norfolk residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| PIPPA | Sister of the Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| ASTON | - Martin; marque of car with models driven by James Bond in Goldfinger and Prince William following his marriage to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| FORTY | Age reached by Eddie Redmayne, Ruth Wilson and the Duchess of Cambridge in 2022 (5) |
| LIGHT | Name given to sporting representatives of Cambridge University (5,5) |
| BLUES | Name given to sporting representatives of Cambridge University (5,5) |
| CREPE | Salesperson in the outskirts of Cambridge with pancake (5) |
| ABBEY | The ..... Stadium, home ground of Cambridge United (5) |
| OTHER | The - place; Oxford University as regarded by in statu pupillari members of Cambridge and vice versa |
| EDSAC | The second electronic digital stored-program computer, first used at the University of Cambridge in 1949 |
| BERRY | Former GBBO judge who featured in a recent cookery programme with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| ELECT | Group of Cambridge lecturers ready to take charge? (5) |
| UNITY | One visible on the outskirts of Cambridge, say |
| DUNCE | Poor scholar discovered by debt collector on outskirts of Cambridge |
| BEARD | University of Cambridge professor of classics (4) |
