| SMALLS | Examinations at Oxford formerly called responsions, or "little go" at Cambridge; or, undergarments (6) |
| FINALS | The series of examinations at the end of a degree course |
| BLUE | A past or present representative of Cambridge or Oxford in varsity sports; or, the colours awarded for such an achievement (4) |
| OAK | One of the fagaceous arbors forming a quercetum; its leaves, worn as a garland; something made from its wood, such as a heavy outer door to a college at Oxford or Cambridge; or, the brown colour of sa |
| DON | Antithesis of "doff"; a teaching fellow at Oxford, Cambridge or other traditional English university; or, a Spanish gentleman/noble (3) |
| CHEMISE | French word for a shirt, which is used to refer to a loose-fitting shirt-like nightgown, smock or undergarment; a priest's alb or surplice; a slip; or, an unwaisted dress of the 1920s (7) |
| ILLGOTTEN | Little-go Newton obtained by illegal means (3-6) |
| TACITURN | Saying little, go after Act I has been performed (8) |
| STRETCH | For a while, make a little go a long way (7) |
| PEMBROKE | Cambridge or Oxford college |
| UNIV | Cambridge or Oxford, briefly |
| UNI | Cambridge or Oxford, for short |
| MOTHERHUBBARD | A woman's long, loose-fitting, shapeless dress or undergarment (6,7) |
| WILEECOYOTE | "Little Go Beep" antagonist |
| SPREAD | A little goes a long way if it's extended distribution (6) |
| CANTAB | Relating to Cambridge or its university (abbr.) |
| QUEENS | College in Cambridge or in New York? (6) |
| INTRICATE | Institute finds Tom in redesigned old examination at complex (9) |
| PASTORALE | Finished an examination at the end of a composition (9) |
| AGUE | Malaise from admitting guilt under examination, at first (4) |
