| RH | Celebrated jockey nicknamed 'The Professor', initials (2) |
| HIGGINS | Dual Melbourne Cup-winning jockey nicknamed "The Professor" (7) |
| CHRIS | ..... Boardman, Olympic cycling gold medallist at the 1992 Olympics nicknamed 'The Professor' (5) |
| PEART | Drummer Neil nicknamed "The Professor" |
| ARCHER | Fred ___, 19th-century jockey nicknamed "The Tin Man" who was Champion Jockey 13 times |
| SHOEMAKER | Willie ___, US jockey nicknamed The Shoe who died in 2003 (9) |
| HARRY | 1941 flat race champion jockey nicknamed The Head Waiter (5,5) |
| WRAGG | Harry ?, 1941 flat race champion jockey nicknamed The Head Waiter (5) |
| DEE | Champion jockey nicknamed "Billy Idol" (3) |
| MADMAN | "The Professor and the ___" (Simon Winchester book about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary) |
| OED | Ref. that's the subject of the book The Professor and the Madman |
| LESSON | Ionesco play featuring the Professor and the Pupil, with "The" |
| MURRAY | Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary depicted by Mel Gibson in The Professor and the Madman (6) |
| OWEN | Clive, English actor who played hitman The Professor in the 2002 thriller film The Bourne Identity (4) |
| PLUM | Last name of the professor in the game Clue |
| PENN | The Professor and the Madman actor Sean |
| TAUGHT | Sounding nervous, played the role of the professor (6) |
| KEN | Jennings who's known as the Professor on The Chase |
| ANN | "... the Professor and Mary ___" (line from the "Gilligan's Island" theme) |
| OGAWA | "The Housekeeper and the Professor" author Yoko |
