| DOCTOROFMUSIC | Honorary degree - "one of the great honors I'll cherish in this lifetime" - awarded to Clint Eastwood (who composed the score for Million Dollar Baby and six other films) |
| FIRSTCHAPTER | To a degree, one of those at university with writer's block? That's one for the books! (5,7) |
| REMEMBER | Madonna single on the soundtrack for 1994 film With Honors, I'll -------- (8) |
| LAUDE | Magna cum ___ (with great honors) |
| IDO | "Yes, she is the one for me to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live" |
| ANAGRAM | Old West action, to Clint Eastwood |
| SON | Scott Eastwood, to Clint Eastwood |
| SHINTO | Religion some cherish in Tokyo |
| UNDERWOOD | Carrie who tweeted on Friday: "Rest in peace, Tony...It was truly a great honor of my career and of my life to get to share the stage with you" |
| UPWINDING | At Uni gain degree, one new first in Geog - the way to pass is like this |
| DISSERTATION | Part of study - to a certain degree, one has to defend it, of course (12) |
| KAREEMABDUL | ___-Jabbar the six-time NBA MVP who received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2011: 2 wds. |
| HARVARD | Granter of an honorary degree to George Washington in 1776 |
| MAGICJOHNSON | NBA star and president of LA Lakers who received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana: 2 wds. |
| ELI | "The Ugly" to Clint's "The Good" |
| REVERESPSYCHOLOGY | Considers it a great honor to study the mind? |
| DOCTORAL | Old actor excited - honorary degree being this? |
| BD | An honorary degree in science. |
| CAUSA | Honorary degree is awarded honoris ----, Latin phrase (5) |
| LAMBETH | -- degree, one conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury (7) |
