| LINACRE | Thomas --, founder of Royal College of Physicians in 1518 (7) |
| GRESHAM | Sir Thomas --, founder of the Royal Exchange in London (7) |
| FABRIC | Members of Royal College of Art fib about the material (6) |
| RCA | Empty rhetoric leads to a pruning of Royal College of Art (3) |
| TINTORETTO | Venetian artist born Jacopo Robusti in 1518 |
| NURSING | RCN is Royal College of ---- (7) |
| INTERNS | Sent in right away to see hospital physicians in the US (7) |
| DRINKER | Alcoholic physician in grand emergency room (7) |
| GAMBIT | Initial move of physician in carriage |
| GROVE | First director of the Royal College of Music who founded the Dictionary of Music and Musicians; or, a woodland/orchard of lemon, orange or olive trees (5) |
| JONATHANIVE | Former Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc who became chancellor of the Royal College of Art in London in 2017 |
| POPPY | Wild flower with a species synonymous with remembering those who died during the First World War, depicted on the coat of arms of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (5) |
| ACP | American College of Physicians (abbr.) |
| HOLST | English composer who played the 1A professionally to support himself while studying at the Royal College of Music |
| PATRONSAINT | Matthew, of tax collectors; Luke, of physicians, etc (6,5) |
| BEDSIDES | Positions of physicians at times, also including leader of doctors (8) |
| QUITS | Walks away from royal college with leaders in the summertime (5) |
| PAGERS | The first ones were introduced in 1950 by physicians in the New York City area |
| MDS | Degrees earned by most physicians in the US: Abbr. |
| HYDE | Unusual grip of physician, designer of gardens as well as moor fringes and park, described by 22Ac7Dn (3,7,4,2,2,6,3,2,4) |
