| REWARDED | Given something in recognition of effort |
| REWARDER | Guard about first is person giving something in recognition of effort (8) |
| CREDITS | Titles rolled at the end of a film in recognition of cast/crew; or, a list of acknowledgements in a book (7) |
| BACALL | US actress awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2009 'in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures' (6) |
| EHRLICH | German physician, co-recipient of a Nobel Prize in 1908 in recognition of his work on immunity (7) |
| OSCAR | Award made in recognition of outstanding endeavour in any of various other fields. (5) |
| REWARD | Part that slides in chest given up in recognition of merit (6) |
| MAY | Known to the Saxons as "Tri-Milchi", in recognition of cows being milked thrice daily due to an abundance of lush verdant pasture, the name of the spring month containing Beltane (3) |
| EMMY | Prize first awarded in 1949 in recognition of excellence in the US television industry (4) |
| REWARDS | Items or honour given in recognition of hard work or success, ... for effort |
| GOLDDISC | Named after a precious metal, a framed replica record that is issued to a recording artist in recognition of 100,000 sales of an album (4,4) |
| GREENBELT | US commando having left instead of 2nd Engineers in recognition of fighting? (5,4) |
| GOLDENHANDSHAKE | Monetary award to an employee in recognition of excellence, or as compensation for loss of employment (6,9) |
| AWARDING | Granting in recognition of achievement (8) |
| COMPENSATION | An award in recognition of a loss |
| AWARD | Prize in recognition of achievement (5) |
| AGNOSIA | Failing in recognition of some liaison, gamely retreating |
| ACCOLADE | Praise in recognition of merit (8) |
| LAUREATE | Person honoured in recognition of literary merit (8) |
| ADEUNDEM | Latin term for a degree awarded by one university in recognition of qualifications from another (2,6) |
