| MENSREA | Criminal intent or knowledge that an act is wrong; Latin, literally, 'guilty mind' (4,3) |
| REA | With "mens", Latin for "guilty mind", used in law settings to refer to criminal intent or malice aforethought (3) |
| TURNOUT | It will eventually happen that an act gets banned (4,3) |
| BOO | "You call that an act?" |
| APRIORI | Latin term for knowledge that is independent from any experience (1,6) |
| FAMULUS | Close attendant, especially to a magician or scholar; Latin, literally 'servant' (7) |
| SUBROSA | Happening or done in secret; Latin, literally, 'under the rose' (3,4) |
| SATANIC | An act is horribly evil (7) |
| FANATIC | If an act is revolutionary, it's radical (7) |
| ROSTRUM | Raised platform for public speakers; from Latin, literally 'beak' (7) |
| OSPREYS | Fish-hawks whose official name derives from Latin literally meaning "bone-breaker" (7) |
| SCIENCE | A branch of knowledge that stinks to a schoolboy (7) |
| ANTIGEN | Opposing knowledge that could help fight infection (7) |
| LEARNER | Somebody who is acquiring a new skill or knowledge in a new area |
| EXPERTS | Persons with special skills or knowledge in a particular field; specialists (7) |
| SWANKED | Showed off one's wealth or knowledge (informal) |
| OSMOSIS | Gradual assimilation of ideas or knowledge |
| COVERUP | Hide from view or knowledge (5-2) |
| FAKEDIT | Feigned competence or knowledge |
| IMBIBER | Someone absorbing ideas or knowledge (7) |
