| PACKSUP | Puts away decks of cards at the university press (5,2) |
| QUARTERDECK | Small portion of cards at rear of vessel |
| ABRIDGED | Cut short a game of cards at Duke's Head (8) |
| EATING | Putting away deck chairs? Not at the front |
| CANASTA | Form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers (7) |
| STACKED | Like 80 decks of cards |
| OPENSUP | Begins firing writers engaged by Oxford University Press (5,2) |
| CORNELL | First American college to establish a university press |
| STEPHEN | In 2009, which physicist hosted a cocktail party at the University of Cambridge for time travellers, buying in balloons, champagne and nibbles, and sending out invitations the following day? (7,7) |
| HAWKING | In 2009, which physicist hosted a cocktail party at the University of Cambridge for time travellers, buying in balloons, champagne and nibbles, and sending out invitations the following day? (7,7) |
| BIREMES | Warships with two decks of oars |
| GALILEO | Astronomer who taught at the University of Pisa |
| WHARTON | Business school at the University of Pennsylvania (7) |
| CUREALL | Top chemist at the University of Limerick is impressed by genuine wonder drug |
| BADHAND | A poor worker with dud cards at poker (3,4) |
| SCHOOLS | Examination -; hall and Grade II listed building in which final exams are held at the University of |
| SENDOFF | Show the red card at farewell party (4-3) |
| ACETATE | Card at gallery refers to material used in photographer's film |
| TWISTED | Contorted way one turned up a card at pontoon (7) |
| ADDATIP | Prompt after swiping one's card at an iPad cash register |
