| POLYTECHNIC | College granted university status in 1992 (11) |
| EXETER | Educational establishment granted university status in 1955 whose alumni include J. K. Rowling and Sajid Javid (6) |
| HALLAM | Sheffield ____ University, educational institution given university status in 1992 (6) |
| SUNDERLAND | Port at the mouth of the River Wear that received city status in 1992 (10) |
| DUNFERMLINE | Which town was awarded city status in 2022? (11) |
| FACETATTOOS | Indicators of status in Maori culture |
| GUARANTORSHIP | Arrogant doctor, with craft, hides university status of an insurer (13) |
| STIRLING | Former royal burgh in Scotland granted city status in 2002 |
| LISBURN | Small city in Northern Irelnd (pop about 70,000), granted city status in 2002(7) |
| HARLEM | Provincial capital in the Netherlands (pop about 160,000), granted city status in 1245 (6) |
| BERGAMO | Cathedral city in Lombardy (pop 120,000), granted city status in 49 BC (7) |
| WHYALLA | In which city was Barrie Robran born, the first South Australian to be granted Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame? (7) |
| PLO | Group granted U.N. observer status in 1974 |
| BRIGHTONANDHOVE | Unitary authority in East Sussex awarded city status in 2000 |
| BEAVERS | Creatures given protected status in Scotland in 2016 (7) |
| LOSECASTE | Fall in social status, in India |
| COLCHESTER | Place in Essex that was given city status in 2022 (10) |
| BROADS | The ___;A 125 miles of navigable lock-free waterways in Norfolk and Suffolk that was raised to national park status in 2015 (6) |
| PRESTON | City in north-west England (pop 114,000). It obtained city status in 2002. (7) |
| FLOW | ____ Country, peatland site in Scotland given UNESCO World Heritage status in 2024 (4) |
