| RULES | Principles, the ... of conduct |
| AMORAL | Lacking principles the morning before exam (6) |
| SPIRIT | Word for breath of life; vital principle; the soul; a spectre, such as Dickens's Ghost of Christmas Past; fire, pizzazz, sparkle, vigour or zest; the prevailing cheery, Christmassy or festive mood; or |
| BATHTUB | Archimedes' location when he came up with the Archimedes Principle, the physical law of buoyancy (7) |
| CRITERION | Guiding principle, the main ... of eligibility |
| TENET | Principle, the reverse of which also holds true (5) |
| TAO | Philosophical principle, the way |
| TENEMENT | In principle the chaps provide accommodation |
| THEBAN | Chap from old city prohibited, in principle, the neighbour's games (6) |
| ELEMENT | As a first principle the men have Lee in to tea (7) |
| OFFICE | The ___ of Consumer Complaints is a department within Bank of Jamaica, whose mandate is to ensure compliance with the Banking Services Code of Conduct |
| RULE | Word for a graduated strip of metal or wood; a code of religious life; a principle of conduct or procedure; or, a standard of estimation (4) |
| COCKPIT | Code of conduct starts on weekend for the orchestra and for the pilots (7) |
| ETHICS | Reform of the old Indian bureaucracy's code of conduct (6) |
| CHIVALRY | The code of conduct followed by knights in the Middle Ages (8) |
| ETHIC | Every time Harry invests capital, first of all see the code of conduct (5) |
| PRINCIPLE | Law of nature, rule of conduct |
| MAXIMS | Rules of conduct; principles (6) |
| RUBRIC | Set of rules of conduct or procedure (6) |
| CODE | ___ of conduct (set of rules about behavior) |
