| UNDERDEVELOPMENT | State of insufficient economic advancement |
| SUNKENEYES | Sign of insufficient sleep, perhaps (8 to 6) |
| NONSUIT | A case of insufficient evidence about casual clothes? (7) |
| UNDESERVE | Fail to justify a lot of insufficient aid |
| PETRI | Maker of dish for the advancement of culture? (5) |
| JAMESMADISON | He said "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty": 2 wds. |
| STATURE | The height of the human body, degree of eminence, social standing, advancement |
| ASTELL | Mary ___, author of A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of Their True and Greatest Interest (1694) (6) |
| DARKAGE | Time of little advancement |
| OPPORTUNITIES | Points out ripe possibilities of advancement (13) |
| STEPPINGSTONE | Any means of advancement (8,5) |
| STAGE | Degree of advancement in the histrionic art (5) |
| ACADEMY | Institution for the advancement of art, science, literature (7) |
| ASCENT | When a bit of dosh brings advancement |
| GALLERY | Sensitive response seeing advancement of good display space (7) |
| PILGRIMS | A record of Christian advancement (8,8) |
| PROGRESS | A record of Christian advancement (8,8) |
| GROWTH | The advancement of vegetation |
| BYDEGREES | Graduate's method of advancement? (2,7) |
| PROSPECTUS | Chances of advancement, taking in university brochure (10) |
