| PRELAW | College track (rather than a major) |
| TANK | Military vehicle that uses tracks rather than wheels |
| COLORADO | More than a major fuss over having no extrinsic value, getting in a state (8) |
| ORFE | In the aquarium, less than a major feature? (4) |
| CUP | Shape of a candlestick's bobeche for catching dripping wax; a structure at the base of an acorn; a fruit punch served in a pitcher rather than a bowl; or, a vessel from which to sip tea (3) |
| MED | Pre-___: college track for a future doctor |
| CROP | Foliate part of a finial; a plant grown to be harvested collectively; or, a short equestrian whip with a loop at the end rather than a lash (4) |
| PREMED | College track for future doctors |
| OSU | Where Jesse Owens ran college track, in brief |
| AWHITEELEPHANT | A "Humph" rather than a "Satch" sort of trumpeter displaying a gift that's a burden? (1,5,8) |
| TRUNCHEON | A baton used by a constable rather than a conductor |
| REPUBLIC | A country with an elected president rather than a monarch as a head of state (8) |
| INREM | Of a judicial act, directed against a thing. as property. rather than a person (2,3) |
| ANALOGUE | ____ watch, one with a pointer on a dial rather than a digital display (8) |
| TYPE | Use a keyboard rather than a pencil |
| GILDED | Like a cage rather than a lily (6) |
| SOBER | In similes, like a judge rather than a lord |
| ART | "A veil, rather than a mirror," per Oscar Wilde |
| HANDWRITTEN | Done using a pen rather than a computer (11) |
| ONEPIECE | Like a swimming costume rather than a bikini (3-5) |
