| CLASS | Lesson or lecture; social standing; or, one of the taxonomic ranks (5) |
| KINGDOM | One of the taxonomic ranks in Carl Linnaeus' system of nomenclature; or, a drama series with Stephen Fry (7) |
| DEFEAT | A black sheep's social standing; or, the result of a thumbs down (6) |
| ORDER | In biology, the taxonomic rank above family and below class (5) |
| STOOL | At the bar, it saves one standing or falling (5) |
| FUNGI | The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, moulds, smuts (5) |
| TRIBE | A taxonomic rank in which names are suffixed with "ini" or "eae" (5) |
| TALKS | Gives a speech or lecture (5) |
| GENUS | A principal taxonomic rank in binomial nomenclature denoted by an italicised Latin name (5) |
| CLOCK | A free-standing or hanging timepiece (5) |
| WALLFLOWER | Plant with blooms in all colours of the sunrise, often growing against an old brick or stone "murus" thus, a shy spectator, safely standing or sitting on the sidelines of social event (10) |
| STRADDLE | An act of standing or sitting astride; a non-committal attitude or position; or, a high jump or leap resembling the splits in midair (8) |
| SURFER | Person who takes part in the sport of riding towards shore on the crest of a wave by standing or lying on a board (6) |
| DOMAIN | The highest taxonomic rank in binomial nomenclature; a sphere of knowledge; or, in computing, a set of network addresses identified by a common name (6) |
| SPECIES | Lowest of the eight major taxonomic ranks |
| COURSE | Series of lessons or lectures (6) |
| FAMILY | A household's collective kith and kin living together as a social unit; or, a taxonomic rank such as Rosaceae comprising thousands of genera and species including apples and roses (6) |
| STATUS | The legal standing or condition of a person (6) |
| SURF | To ride on the crest of a wave standing or lying on a special board (4) |
| BEARING | One's way of standing or moving (7) |
