| CLERK | Another word for a notary or an office administrator; or , a senior official in the House of Commons (5) |
| PAM | The Office character who eventually becomes an office administrator |
| REP | Elected official in the House: Abbr. |
| PROVOST | Senior official in certain universities |
| EUROCRAT | Brussels administrator or curate going astray (8) |
| KHAN | Title used by Ottoman sultans, also by rulers or senior officials in Muslim countries of central Asia (4) |
| MANAGERS | Administrators or executives (8) |
| PREFECT | Name given to any of various officials placed in authority over others, including a magistrate in ancient Rome, head of a department in France or a senior school pupil (7) |
| AUTHENTICATION | A university citation then redrafted a task for a notary |
| AFFIDAVIT | Matter for a notary public |
| SEAL | Stamp for a notary public |
| SERGEANT | Strong fabric for a new model, or a senior officer (8) |
| SHIPMATE | He could be an ordinary seaman, or a senior officer (8) |
| BUREAU | Chest of drawers or an office (6) |
| DIWALI | Festival of Lights, or an "Office" episode written by Mindy Kaling |
| REEVE | Archaic term for a senior official or chief magistrate in Anglo-Saxon England (5) |
| TRYON | In absence of a notary, change and check suitability of suit, for example (3-2) |
| CARDINAL | Senior official of the Catholic Church, or a bird found in the Americas (8) |
| YAMEN | Residence or office of a public official, in the Chinese Empire. |
| IMPEACHMENT | Procedure against a government official in the UK first recorded in 1376 that last occurred in 1806 |
