| ELLIS | Philologist who developed a phonotypic alphabet with Sir Isaac Pitman (5) |
| SHORTHAND | Also known as tachygraphy, a method of writing with a system devised by Sir Isaac Pitman (9) |
| OTTERPOP | Freezer bar with Sir Isaac Lime and Alexander the Grape flavors |
| GRIMM | Jacob -, German philologist who, with brother Wilhelm, is noted for a collection of fairytales (5) |
| ROGET | Word-loving English physician and philologist who, on retirement, turned his hand to compiling the thesaurus for which he is known today (5) |
| GREEK | Like the alphabet with alpha and beta |
| GRAVY | Sir Isaac Newton wrote about this ... Pass it on |
| ROMIC | A phonetic notation devised by English philologist Henry Sweet (5) |
| AGAME | Colloquialism, drawing on the established association of the first letter of the alphabet with excellence, for one's top performance (1,4) |
| ARDEN | Said to have handed out red lipsticks to marching suffragettes, a businesswoman who developed a line of cosmetics including Eight Hour Cream and Red Door scent (5) |
| DEWAR | British chemist and physicist who developed a vacuum flask, d1923 (5) |
| LABAN | Hungarian choreographer who developed a system of dance notation (5) |
| GLOCK | Gaston, late Austrian engineer who developed a pistol named after him (5) |
| MAORI | Migrant settlers in New Zealand who developed a rich culture before the arrival of Europeans (5) |
| BAOCK | Stephen who developed a test for determining milk's fat content |
| LIBBY | United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980). |
| APGAR | Physician Virginia who developed a self-named neonatal score |
| ICENI | Old people who developed a certain amount of proficiency |
| BOOLE | English mathematician who developed a form of algebra for use in logic |
| SWEET | The English Language: George Bernard Shaw said there were touches of the philologist and phonetician Henry ____ in Pygmalion |
