| HANDSUP | Instruction from teachers, perhaps workers at university (5,2) |
| LESSON | Last four characters from 2 down switch instruction from teacher (6) |
| GROUNDNUT | Train teachers, perhaps, to identify edible tuber? |
| DISMISSES | Teacher's perhaps to express contempt for one working (9) |
| DISTILLER | Teacher's perhaps to express contempt for one working (9) |
| HOPSCOTCH | Teacher's perhaps after hard work and playground activity (9) |
| MISSTEP | Error from teacher upset her favourite? |
| LESSONS | Guitarist gets them from teacher |
| SIROCCO | Hot air from teacher and different army commanders |
| MARIMBA | Snake receiving religious instruction from music maker (7) |
| ANDANTE | Musical instruction from an eminent Florentine (7) |
| MANDATE | Instruction from fellow with scheduled appointment (7) |
| USELESS | Ineffective instruction from conservationists? (7) |
| UPTOBED | Wooden hill journey instruction from parents? (2,2,3) |
| MARINER | Hesitation after male attendant accepts religious instruction from a sailor (7) |
| NUNNERY | and 38dn, Instruction from Hamlet to Ophelia in Shakespeare's play |
| APRIORI | A pair before ten having religious instruction from cause to effect (1,6) |
| BEES | Perhaps workers take heart from beautiful women (4) |
| BEHINDHAND | After hour at home having lie-in, perhaps, worker's late |
| GOINTO | Green light from teachers' organisation to probe (2,4) |
