| INKHORNS | Pretentious words typically found in academic writing (and crosswords!) (8) |
| ALOU | Surname of 3 brothers forever remembered in Baseball books... and crosswords! |
| CROSSREFERENCE | Tetchy allusion common in academic writing (5-9) |
| DESCRIPTION | European style of writing I found in academic account |
| BLAH | Pretentious words (4) |
| THESEUS | Legendary Greek hero in academic writings around university (7) |
| IVORYTOWER | One or two, very unusually, found in academics' dwelling (5,5) |
| ANDOR | Decision-making words typically separated by a slash |
| INVERSION | Reversal of the normal order of words, typically for rhetorical effect (9) |
| HILLFORT | Type of earthwork used as a refuge and typically found in the Bronze or Iron Ages (8) |
| COTTAGES | Small houses typically found in the country (8) |
| REDWINGS | Birds of the thrush family, typically found in berry filled hedgerows (8) |
| JOHNBULL | Heads, joints, organs, hoofs, necks from farm animal typically found in England (4,4) |
| CLUELESS | Stupid (unlike crosswords!) (8) |
| ADDENDUM | An item of extra material typically found at the back of a book or document (8) |
| OSWESTRY | Town of map makers and crossword setters taking Sun test (8) |
| VACATION | Relaxing long break from work... and something you'll prepare for while playing through this crossword! |
| SOLUTION | Answer - to this crossword! (8) |
| MEDLAR | Bletted and used for jelly or "cheese", a fruit related to the rose, apple, quince and hawthorn, typically found in farmers' markets or old gardens (6) |
| ROUTER | Device typically found in a mess of dusty wires and stashed under an end table in the corner of your apartment |
