| THICKSKIN | Asset for a referee or politician |
| WHISTLE | What a referee or a purser may do! (7) |
| ARBITRAL | Relating to the work of a referee, or a negotiator |
| CALL | Decision from a referee or umpire |
| HANDBALL | Reason for a referee giving a penalty? |
| BOXERSORBRIEFS | Career decision for a referee/lawyer? |
| ZEBRA | Slang for a referee |
| UMPIRE | Name an alternative term for a referee (6) |
| SIR | How to address a teacher, referee or Bill Beaumont? (3) |
| LINESMAN | Referee's or umpires helper in many a game? |
| LOBBYING | Attempting to influence a public official or politician |
| EYECONTACT | Asset for a public speaker ... or a hint |
| ARM | Asset for a pitcher or a quarterback |
| THECOURSE | General referee or decision maker on a given circuit. (5,2,3,6) |
| CLERKOF | General referee or decision maker on a given circuit. (5,2,3,6) |
| LINEJUDGE | An official in sports such as tennis, who assists the referee or umpire by observing whether a ball has gone out of play (4,5) |
| EVANESCENCE | (n.) the heart and soul of skater Lysacek, or actress Rachel Wood, or politician Bayh, etc. |
| RILKE | Sort to be grabbed by heartless referee or linesman |
| REFORM | Referee or mediator: at the start, is better? (6) |
| PEARSON | Journalist Drew or politician Lester |
