| HITBOTTOM | The teacher's paddle had clearly ___ |
| BEATAROUNDTHEBUSH | "No more stony topsoil to threaten our prize hydrangea! The landscapers clearly ___" |
| LUCID | Luke in France one had clearly understood |
| HOMEECONOMICS | The House is concerned with state's finances and, of course, the teachers maintain it's about putting food on the table (4,9) |
| ACTINGSCHOOL | What those in the abbey are doing for the teachers and for those taking part in the future? (6,6) |
| GROUNDNUT | The reason the teachers have something to eat (9) |
| COMMONROOM | No special opportunity for the rest of the teachers |
| MASTERS | Gets the better of the teachers? (7) |
| MINUTE | I'm backing the teachers to get the point in time (6) |
| STAFF | And 18Ac. Where the teachers relax, there's space for the stick! (5-4) |
| MARKINGS | What the teachers are capable of to damage those on the board (8) |
| TOLERATE | Stand for a fair amount of the teachers in front of the French judge (8) |
| BREAKINTO | The summer holidays presumably for the teachers and Rob (5,4) |
| ROOM | Where the teachers relax, there's space for the stick! (4) |
| PREK | Class in which the teachers may be the only ones wearing underwear |
| INSET | A day off for the Hollyoaks High School pupils, while the teachers get training (5) |
| BUMPSINTO | Comes across and smacks the teachers? (5,4) |
| ONTO | Be aware of love for most of the teachers (4) |
| NUT | Head of the teachers" union? (3) |
| CIVILSERVANTS | Pleasant pages, for instance, for the teachers (5,8) |