| SHEFFIELD | Feminine branch of study led by woman, one of steely reputation |
| ANTENNA | Figure's hugged by woman, one feels (7) |
| HERALDRY | Genealogical study led Harry all over the place (8) |
| BETTYCROCKER | Which woman, one of the best-known cooks in the US, was only the invention of a flour company? (5,7) |
| THEWIFEOFBATH | Somerset woman, one of Chaucer's pilgrims (3,4,2,4) |
| VIOLA | Woman, one of a number in the orchestra? |
| MANNEQUIN | Married woman, one of several to become model |
| MATERIALIST | The old woman, one of the celebs who denies the spiritual? (11) |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | Young woman - one of the Cruises - is going out for the first time after the christening (6,6) |
| SCIENCE | Branch of study since developed by Civil Engineer (7) |
| IMAFOOL | Start of Steely Dan's "Dirty Work" chorus |
| FAGEN | Donald *****, co-founder and lead singer of Steely Dan (5) |
| SCHOLAR | Learned person, specialist in a particular branch of study (7) |
| ADEPT | Clever academic's first branch of study? |
| NATURALSCIENCE | Uncertain scale used in this branch of study (7,7) |
| ARTS | Branch of study opp to science (4) |
| ETHICS | Branch of study dealing with moral principles (6) |
| ART | Some regular tuition for a branch of study (3) |
| STRAIT | Where it's narrow, it follows a branch of study up (6) |
| SCIENCES | Human ******** , a branch of study that includes anthropology and psychology (8) |