| OCEANOLOGY | The study of the sea, especially of its economic geography (10) |
| LAOS | Asian country which has its economic centre in the Mekong valley (4) |
| DAVYJONESLOCKER | Bottom of the sea, especially as the grave of all who perish at sea (4,5,6) |
| FIRTH | What is a narrow inlet of the sea, especially in Scotland? (5) |
| POLDER | A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea, especially in the Netherlands (6) |
| EDAPHOLOGY | The study of the influence of soil on living things, especially plants (10) |
| BALLISTICS | The study of the movement of objects that are shot or thrown through the air (10) |
| ERGONOMICS | The study of the relationship between workers and their environment, especially the equipment they use (10) |
| EGYPTOLOGY | The study of the ancient civilisations of the Nile region |
| HYDRAULICS | What is the study of the mechanical and flow properties of fluids? (10) |
| LEXICOLOGY | What is the study of the overall structure, meaning and history of words? (10) |
| PNEUMATICS | The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases (10) |
| MORPHOLOGY | In linguistics, the study of the forms of words (10) |
| GEOGRAPHIC | Relating to the study of the Earth (10) |
| SELENOLOGY | The study of the Moon (10) |
| ARTSTUDENT | Draws on lecturers' advice in the study of the master (3,7) |
| SKATE | Any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, especially the common Dipturus batis (5) |
| OCEANOGRAPHY | Scientific study of the sea (12) |
| THALASSIC | Of seas, especially if small or inland (9) |
| ANATOMIC | Of the study of the structure of the body (8) |
