| CHAMBERS | In England and Wales, the set of rooms occupied by barristers (8) |
| INNS | The four professional associations for barristers in England and Wales, the _ of Court (4) |
| THROMBOSIS | Clot hits out about messy rooms occupied by bachelor (10) |
| SHERIFF | In England and Wales, the Crown's nominal chief executive in a county (7) |
| LAWSUITS | Are they assumed by barristers in court? (8) |
| CONIFERS | With woody fruits or strobili formerly called pineapples, trees such as those in the genus Araucaria araucana, dubbed "monkey puzzles" by barrister Charles Austin during a planting ceremony in 1834 (8 |
| STDAVIDS | City in Pembrokeshire, Wales; the smallest in the United Kingdom (2,6) |
| ALDERMAN | In England and Wales until 1974, one of the senior members of a local council, elected by other councillors (8) |
| TENEMENT | A set of rooms forming a residence in a block of flats, especially in Scotland (8) |
| BRIEFING | Instructions for aircrew, say, that's done by barristers? (8) |
| KEYSTAGE | In England and Wales, one of the age group divisions to which each level of the National Curriculum applies (3,5) |
| ADVOCACY | Work undertaken by barristers (8) |
| SPINSTER | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| BACHELOR | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| CASSON | Director of architecture at the Festival of Britain who was elected president of the Royal Academy in 1976 and illustrated the Prince of Wales' The Old Man of Lochnagar (6) |
| HERITAGE | Definition given to a stretch of undeveloped coastline with notable natural beauty or scientific significance in England and Wales (8) |
| MARSHTIT | Small, mostly brown bird that inhabits woodlands and parks in England and Wales (5,3) |
| SUITABLE | Convenient set of rooms in which lab can work |
| SWEETPEA | Annual report of 16th set of rooms? (5,3) |
| RECORDER | A barrister serving as a part-time judge in England and Wales |
