| FELLOWS | Members of a learned institution such as the Royal Society (7) |
| FELLOW | A confrere of a learned association such as the Royal Society; a chap; one's compeer; or, one of a pair (6) |
| CHAPLAIN | Clergyman attached to an institution, such as the army (8) |
| ACADEMY | Learned institution (7) |
| ASHMOLEANMUSEUM | Learned institution has men involved with mausoleum (9,6) |
| MACE | Spice derived from a nutmeg; or, a ceremonial staff such as the royal silver-gilt example dating back to Charles II's reign that is used by the House of Commons (4) |
| CURATOR | Administrative head of a cultural heritage institution such as a museum or art gallery (7) |
| CANTEEN | A restaurant in an institution, such as a college or factory (6) |
| INMATES | Persons who are confined to an institution, such as a prison (7) |
| DAWKINS | Biologist, fellow of the Royal Society and author of books including The Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow and The Magic of Reality (7) |
| SCIENCE | From the Latin meaning "knowledge", a body of learning promoted by the Royal Society (7) |
| INKHORN | Name of a vessel for holding sepia or other chirographic fluid on a desk, thus used as a byword for a learned pedant or fussy writer (7) |
| ERUDITE | Such a learned person will rue the turn of the tide (7) |
| TRADERS | Merchants do a swap with the Royal Society (7) |
| SCHOLAR | What is a learned person, especially one involved in the study of literature, philosophy and the arts? (7) |
| MEMOIR | Word for a biography or monograph that in its plural form means either a collection of reminiscences or the proceedings of a learned society (6) |
| NULLIUS | Take nobody's word for it - ____ in verba (motto of the Royal Society) |
| LEDGERS | Books with their own shelf at the Royal Society (7) |
| DITHERS | Everyman, ultimately terrified, rises before the Royal Society in quaking fits (7) |
| BANK | Land sloping to a river; institution such as Coutts; a moneybox for savings; or, a tier of oars (4) |
