| MANMADE | Including a couple of degrees in false name is not natural (7) |
| ADDISABABA | A theologian is attaining a couple of degrees in Ethiopia (5,5) |
| ALABAMA | State requiring a student with a couple of degrees (7) |
| ENDORSE | Advocate has foremost of degrees in English Language? (7) |
| HOSANNA | Praise to God from prophet, including a couple of notes for the English |
| ANOTHER | In a list, a reference to someone whose name is not known |
| APPOINT | Name is not filled in by pop incorrectly (7) |
| STILTED | A bird with extended wings is not natural |
| POLECAT | Ferret relative that, despite its name, is not a feline |
| DEGRADE | Humiliate holder of degree in river (7) |
| SOANDSO | Person whose name is not known or forgotten (2-3-2) |
| IRONMAN | Triathlon that, despite its name, is not just open to males |
| IMPALED | Stuck like a politician in false ideal (7) |
| EXTORTS | Compels one to pay for an alternative in false texts (7) |
| MALEFIC | No substance in false claim, may turn out to be evil (7) |
| CELSIUS | Scale of degrees that measure temperature (7) |
| STEPSUP | Increases amount of degrees at university (5,2) |
| BEACONS | Cheat, concealing, in false base, lights (7) |
| LIBERAL | Progressive artist involved in false reporting (7) |
| ALMAMATER | Old school needs to adjust about a couple of degrees |
