| OFTHE | Jack Davenport, a graduate of the university in 27 Across, played James Norrington in Pirates ... Caribbean (2, 3) |
| DIORAMA | Scene designer, a graduate of the arts faculty? |
| PROSTATE | Researchers at the university in 27 Across have developed a urine test to diagnose aggressive ... cancer (8) |
| JACK | Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, - Davenport (4) |
| CHEF | Graduate of the CIA, perhaps |
| MASAI | African graduates of the highest quality |
| DUMAS | Preceding graduates of the French writer (5) |
| ALUMS | First graduates of the new millennium, informally |
| O1ALUMS | First graduates of the new millennium, informally |
| MOONLIGHTSERENADE | Glenn Miller's signature tune; a theme in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| ALUMNUS | A graduate of a particular school |
| CANTAB | Colloquialism for a graduate of Cambridge University (6) |
| BILLNIGHY | Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Billy Mack in Love Actually and Quentin in The Boat That Rocked, are film roles played by this English actor (4,5) |
| SCHOOLTIE | Clothing symbol for a graduate of Oxford or Cambridge |
| ALUMNA | A graduate of, for example, Bryn Mawr |
| RUMBA | Drink to a graduate of dance (5) |
| COUPLING | Sitcom in which Jack Davenport played Steve Taylor (8) |
| JACKSPARROW | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| WILLIAMTURNERJR | Blacksmith who secretly falls in love with the Governor's daughter in "Pirates of the Caribbean" |
| KINGSTOWN | Capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, setting for many scenes in Pirates of the Caribbean (9) |
