| HEAVEHO | Expulsion from a contest or institution (5-2) |
| SCRATCH | Itch to withdraw from a contest (7) |
| ATHLETE | From the Greek for "contest" or "prize", a sportsperson such as a competitor in track and field; or, any person of exceptional fitness (7) |
| BOUT | A stint of strenuous exercise or overindulgence, for example; a contest or match in boxing, fencing or wrestling; a curve in the side of a violin; or, an attack of illness, such as flu (4) |
| ALMONER | Formerly, a person who distributed charitable donations on behalf of a household or institution (7) |
| INMATES | Residents of a prison or institution (7) |
| OBLATES | Lay people connected with a religious order or institution (7) |
| CHALLENGE | Summons to a contest or to fight a duel; or, a sentry's demand for identification or a password (9) |
| DRAW | A contest or game resulting in a tie; a lottery or raffle; or, the assignment by lot of a prize (4) |
| ACADEMY | An association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science. (7) |
| REMOVAL | Expulsion from sports stadium when pursuing rock band |
| OBLIGER | One who helps people or institutions (7) |
| NATURAL | ___ History Museum; one of the sites or institutions forming the Albertopolis in South Kensington, LondonA (7) |
| COLLEGE | Any one of the constituent academic communities or institutions into which Oxbridge and other universities are separated (7) |
| MATCHES | Contests or partnerships of equals (7) |
| BATTLE | Combat; military engagement; or, a contest or struggle generally (6) |
| MEDAL | Award for winning a contest or commemorating an event (5) |
| HAMMERED | Utterly defeated in a contest or hit hard with a tool |
| RENVOI | Expulsion from a country |
| TENNISSHOO | Expulsion from a court? |
