| SCRUPLES | Word derived from the Latin meaning sharp stone for conscience or moral standards; units of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; or, modicums (8) |
| TWINGE | Old English for "pinch, wring", thus today's little stab that isn't a knife, but a sharp shooting pain, pang of guilt, prick of conscience or sting of an unpleasant emotion (6) |
| ALLTHEREST | Sharp stone for the remaining persons (3,3,4) |
| ETHICS | Professional or moral standards |
| EGO | Latin "I"; or, a component of Freud's tripartite model alongside id and his word for conscience (3) |
| MARTYR | One suffering for conscience |
| INNERVOICES | Consciences, or a theme hint |
| UNION | Word, derived from the Latin for "one", for the state of being allied; the act of marriage or wedlock; a brotherhood or guild; or, agreement, concord or harmony in general (5) |
| ARC | Referring to a curve, such as a section of the sun's apparent path or part of the circumference of a circle, one of a number of English words derived from the Latin for "bow" (3) |
| ALBEDO | Word derived from the Latin meaning "whiteness", for a measure of reflectivity of an object such as that of a planet or the Moon (6) |
| CENTRE | Word, derived from the Greek for the sharp tip of a pair of compasses, for the middle of a circle (6) |
| SHOCKS | Arrangements of 12 sheaves of summer wheat; earthquake tremors; or, a word derived from the French for charging warriors or jousters for sudden impacts (6) |
| MODULES | Standard units of deuterium and uranium found in the possession of spies (7) |
| ROUT | Word derived from the idea of a broken army for a decisive defeat; a noisy rabble; a large evening party or reception; or, a pack of wolves (4) |
| CHOPSTICKS | A pidgin English word, derived from the Chinese kuaizi meaning "nimble ones", for bamboo or wooden utensils used for cooking or eating noodles and rice (10) |
| USQUEBAUGH | Word derived from the Gaelic phrase ?water of life", from which the word whisky comes (10) |
| JOURNAL | Word derived from the Old French meaning "daily" for a diary, newspaper, logbook or a record of proceedings (7) |
| DIGITS | Word, derived from the practice of counting on the fingers, for said terminal members of one's hand (6) |
| REAMS | Standard units of paper quantity, each typically consisting of 500 identical sheets (5) |
| FLAKE | In archaeology, a sharp stone fragment chipped off a larger mass (core) for use as a tool or weapon (5) |
