| OOLOGIST | Person specialising in the study of birds' eggs (8) |
| ZOOLOGISTS | Scientists specialising in the study of animal physiology and behaviour (10) |
| GRAMMARIAN | Linguist specialising in the study of syntax (10) |
| OTOLOGIST | Person specialising in auditory work (9) |
| INTERIORDECORATOR | Person specialising in furnishings |
| OOLOGY | Gents getting up close to Furbo on the outskirts of Galway for the study of birds' eggs (6) |
| ROSARIAN | Breeder of scented brier beauties, cultivator of fragrant floribundas, expert in eglantines, grower of grandifloras, propagator of hybrid teas, tender of velvety damasks or other such floriculturist o |
| ALIENIST | One specialising in the treatment of mental diseases (8) |
| BOTANIST | One who specialises in the study of plants (8) |
| ARBORIST | Specialist in the study of trees (8) |
| HEDONICS | Man had tossed coins in the study of pleasure (8) |
| SPECKLES | Small, slight marks, usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, birds' eggs, etc (8) |
| MONGOOSE | Small tropical animal that eats snakes, rats and birds' eggs (8) |
| ORNITHOLOGY | Branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds |
| RADIOLOGIST | A doctor specialising in the use of X-rays and methods of imaging the internal structure of the body (11) |
| CAVIARE | Church hides almost entire collection of birds' eggs (7) |
| OOLOGICAL | Rings to get sound of birds" eggs (9) |
| CLUTCH | A group of birds' eggs incubated together (6) |
| OOLOGISTS | Collectors of birds' eggs (9) |
| GEOGRAPHERS | Experts in the study of the physical features of the earth (11) |