| COACHK | Nickname of Duke basketball's Mike Krzyzewski |
| DUKE | Where Mike Krzyzewski coaches |
| COACHES | Bear Bryant and Mike Krzyzewski |
| KARA | Duke basketball coach Lawson |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| THEMANNIE | Local name for statue of Duke of Sutherland (3,6) |
| GEMMA | Star of TV classic The Duchess Of Duke Street (----- Jones) |
| BABESINTHEWOOD | British spirit to seek support of duke, accepting European tale of neglect (5,2,3,4) |
| NOBLE | Member of the aristocracy holding the title of duke, duchess, earl or countess, for example (5) |
| SEDGEMOOR | Site of Duke of Monmouth's defeat in the 1685 rebellion (9) |
| TOWELLING | Soft material in the view of duke lacking measure of weight (9) |
| ERIC | Modern Family star who provides the voice of Duke in The Secret Life of Pets films, - Stonestreet (4) |
| TOUCHSTONE | Jester of the court of Duke Frederick in As You Like It (10) |
| BELABARTOK | Composer of "Duke Bluebeard's Castle" |
| GRAND | Luxembourg's kind of duke |
| PEEWEE | Teammate of Duke |
