| OMBUDSMAN | An independent official appointed to investigate complaints made against the Government or public organisations (9) |
| TIMEANDMOTION | Analysis to show how movement can be made against the enemy |
| ILLEGALIZED | Made against the law (11) |
| STEWARD | An official appointed to keep order or supervise or manage another's property |
| CHARGES | Climate justice activists have laid a heavy complaint in police stations against the government over the Durban flood disaster. What, technically, do they want the police to "press" against the govern |
| DEVILSADVOCATE | Official appointed to present arguments against a proposed canonisation (6,8) |
| DISSIDENT | Is Sid to tend it or go out against the government? (9) |
| PODESTA | Official appointed to administer a municipality in Fascist Italy (7) |
| RECEIVER | An official appointed by a court of law to manage the affairs of a financially ailing business (8) |
| GRANT | A sum of money provided by a government or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid or building repairs (5) |
| ASIO | Abbreviation of an order made against one who has engaged in an antisocial act such as misuse of fireworks, nuisance calls, rowdiness, street drinking or vandalism (4) |
| GSOC | Which body investigates complaints from the public about the Gardai? (1,1,1,1) |
| CADE | Jack _, leader of the Kentish rebellion against the government of Henry VI in 1450 (4) |
| TELLER | Official appointed to count votes (6) |
| CONSUL | An official appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city (6) |
| SCORER | One of two officials appointed to record runs and wickets in a cricket match (6) |
| UNCLESAM | The government or people of the USA (5,3) |
| POLITICAL | Relating to government or public airs (9) |
| TAXEVASION | So, anti-vaxer endlessly agitated for crime against the government (3,7) |
| ALECONNER | Official appointed in old English courts to test quality of beer brewed (3-6) |