| DISTINCTION | Recognition of a difference |
| AWARENESS | Recognition of a conflict in Europe. Up to a point (9) |
| COMPENSATION | An award in recognition of a loss |
| RECTORY | Early recognition of a conservative reverend's home |
| ACCREDITATION | Official recognition (of a diplomat) |
| ADMISSION | Recognition of a key assignment |
| BELT | Lonsdale's recognition of a sharp blow (4) |
| OOPS | Word used to show recognition of a mistake (4) |
| HACEK | Sign above letter? It makes a heck of a difference |
| SCHISM | Major split because of a difference of belief (6) |
| CREDITS | Titles rolled at the end of a film in recognition of cast/crew; or, a list of acknowledgements in a book (7) |
| GOLDDISC | Named after a precious metal, a framed replica record that is issued to a recording artist in recognition of 100,000 sales of an album (4,4) |
| REDBAG | A barrister's burgundy cloth holdall for robes and wigs, presented by a KC/QC to a junior in recognition of their contribution to a case (3,3) |
| CELEBRATORY | Of a party, etc, in honour or recognition of someone/something (11) |
| EHRLICH | German physician, co-recipient of a Nobel Prize in 1908 in recognition of his work on immunity (7) |
| EDWARDHOPPER | This American painter created realistic depictions of everyday urban scenes that shock the viewer into recognition of the strangeness of familiar surroundings. His painting entitled Chop Suey (1929) s |
| MAY | Known to the Saxons as "Tri-Milchi", in recognition of cows being milked thrice daily due to an abundance of lush verdant pasture, the name of the spring month containing Beltane (3) |
| HINDSIGHT | Recognition of the realities, possibilities or requirements of a situation after its occurrence (9) |
| PARIS | Treaty of ___ (recognition of the 13 colonies' independence) |
| AWARD | A protege's recognition of distinguished service |
