| SCHOLARSHIPS | Paid for opportunities for further study in 4 across similar to those produced in 6 down (12) |
| FINISH | Polish off one of those produced in Europe, by the sound of it (6) |
| REVISION | Further study in theology faculty (8) |
| READ | Undertake a course of study in (4) |
| SCHOOLLIBRARY | Room for further study? That's one for the books! (6,7) |
| SCHOLARSHIP | Award for further study (11) |
| HOMEMOVIES | Those produced by the domestic film industry (4,6) |
| REVIEWCOURSE | Further study |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | Horse race for those hoping to make the trip? That's a first in a crafty way for one in 6 down, for example (6,6) |
| STATEFUNERAL | A stiff Government ceremony organised in the dead centre of Ireland for most of those in 4 across (5,7) |
| GRANDMASTERS | One thousand teachers similar to those in 11 down but better (12) |
| PHOBOS | One of two Martian moons coincidentally similar to those described by Jonathan Swift in his 1726 fantasy Gulliver's Travels (6) |
| TARRANT | Artist noted for fairy, flower and nature illustrations similar to those by Cicely Mary Barker and Molly Brett (7) |
| MARSHAL | A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law. |
| CHORLEY | Lancashire town that produces curranty bakes, cakes or pastries similar to those native to Eccles (7) |
| VIOLA | The tenor of the violin family. It is built in proportions similar to those of the violin but has a slightly longer body length. (5) |
| SCALED | The boffins then calculated how these life-saving projects would work over 30 years. They used a term similar to those flakes on the skin of a fish. (6) |
| HOMEOPATHY | Method of treating disease by the use of small amounts of a drug that, in healthy persons, produces symptoms similar to those of the disease being treated |
| TASTINGS | Thanks pop star and son for opportunities to sample |
| WINDOWSHOPPER | Person looking for opportunities with skipper? (6-7) |
