| COACHK | Longtime head of Duke basketball, to fans |
| PARABOLA | Curve of a thrown basketball, to a math teacher |
| THROWIN | Pass the basketball to a teammate after a foul, say |
| EISNER | Longtime head of Disney |
| SEIJIOZAWA | Longtime head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| STAN | ___ Lee, longtime head of Marvel Comics |
| BRETT | ___ Brown, longtime head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers |
| KARA | Duke basketball coach Lawson |
| AKIOMORITA | Sony cofounder and longtime head |
| COWSLIP | Related to primrose and oxlip, spring meadow flower "paigle" or "key of heaven" that is a food plant of Duke of Burgundy caterpillars (7) |
| BABESINTHEWOOD | British spirit to seek support of duke, accepting European tale of neglect (5,2,3,4) |
| GAUNT | John of -----, Duke of Lancaster who was uncle of King Richard II (5) |
| ADHERENT | Follower of duke present, splitting a set of books |
| DENSENESS | Stupidity of duke jumbling a lot of points up |
| WOBURN | - Abbey, seat of Duke of Bedford |
| HANOVER | Following ousting of duke, relinquish claim to dynasty (7) |
| THEMANNIE | Local name for statue of Duke of Sutherland (3,6) |
| HAMBURGDURHAM | 2nd-largest German city to home of Duke U |
| GEMMA | Star of TV classic The Duchess Of Duke Street (----- Jones) |
| STAMFORDBRIDGE | Small cap designed to meet the needs of duke crossing battle site (8,6) |
