| ETYMOLOGY | Study of words and their origin (9) |
| SEMANTICS | Study of words and meanings (9) |
| SYNTAX | Saying odd parts before levy for study of words and phrases |
| THESAURUS | From "storehouse, treasure", a dictionary, encyclopaedia or lexicon; a treasury; or, a book of systematically arranged lists of words and their synonyms/antonyms (9) |
| PHILOLOGY | Crossword setter gets a couple of looks at extremely geeky study of words (9) |
| SEMANTIC | Of words and their meanings (8) |
| DICTIONARY | Reference book of words and their meanings (10) |
| OUTFANGTHIEF | The right to judge and fine robbers within one's jurisdiction, regardless of their origin (12) |
| SYNONYMIST | A collector, compiler or student of the plesionym-like words and their equivalents that are traditionally listed in thesauri (10) |
| ETYMOLOGIST | One who studies the origins of words and the development of their meanings |
| SYNONYMS | A thesaurus lists words and their what? (8) |
| LEXICOLOGY | Record includes half of exam I pass prior to variable study of words |
| WISEMENOFTHEEAST | Description of the Magi relating to their origin (4,3,2,3,4) |
| SPECIES | Darwin sought their origin |
| TAICHI | Callisthenics? Their origin in Haiti's contested (3,3) |
| PUNCH | ___ and Judy comedy duo had their origins in 16th-century commedia dell'arte and were still in popular in the 19th century as puppets. |
| NOISESOFF | Their origins in the theatre are obscure, but not unheard-of |
| OED | British book where you can look up words and their meanings: Abbr. |
| THESAURUSES | The SA ancient city operates storehouses of words and phrases |
| GLOSSARY | List of words and definitions |
