| PULLRANK | Assert authority, or a theme hint |
| FINALSAY | Ultimate authority, or a hint to the starred answers |
| SEDITION | The incitement of resistance to authority or a government (8) |
| CRACKTHEWHIP | Assert authority suddenly or forcibly (5,3,4) |
| WHIP | Inflictor of pain in court cut in to assert authority forcibly (5,3,4) |
| CRACKTHE | Inflictor of pain in court cut in to assert authority forcibly (5,3,4) |
| SHOWSAROUND | Gives a tour, say, or a theme hint |
| TUMBLEWEED | What may cross a highway, or a theme hint |
| PARTINGWAYS | Ending a relationship, or a theme hint |
| SPEAKINGVOLUMES | Revealing a lot, or a theme hint |
| HOUSEHUNTING | Looking for a home, or a theme hint |
| CANOPENER | *Tool used on a metal lid, or a theme hint |
| ICANTHEARATHING | Remark at a noisy party, or a theme hint |
| CACHET | French word for a private seal affixed to a document or letter also used to describe something with authority or prestige (6) |
| PRELATE | A cleric of high rank and authority or the superior of a religious house or order (7) |
| MIXEDDRINK | What you might have after a long day, or a theme hint |
| CENTRALHEATING | System for keeping a house nice and cozy, or a theme hint |
| DOB | Which Australian slang term means to betray a person to authority or to kick a football accurately into a goal? (3) |
| PTAMEETING | Gathering at which a bake sale may be planned ... or a theme hint |
| CRYPTOCURRENCY | Digital asset, or a theme hint |
