| INNKEEPER | Carry on blocking exclusive or private landlord (9) |
| ELITE | Exclusive or privileged social group |
| INSIDESCOOP | Behind-the-scenes exclusive, or a description of the letters *between* the circles in 17-, 25-, 34-, and 45-Across |
| PROTESTER | One objects to secret set or private group's promotion (9) |
| PASSENGER | Person being transported by public or private conveyance (9) |
| OMBUDSMAN | Person who investigates complaints against the government or private businesses (9) |
| DETECTIVE | Police or private investigator |
| LORDMAYOR | Official or private message penned by king, say, sent back (4,5) |
| SINGULAR | Word meaning alone or solitary; peculiar, personal or private; odd or strange; or, exceptionally good, great or remarkable (8) |
| HOP | Old-fashioned word for a dance or dancing party; the digitigrade jump of a rabbit; a short trip by cab, plane or private jet; or, a leap on one leg (3) |
| ELAN | Style shown by some private landlords (4) |
| CLOSETS | Word originally for a king or queen's secret or private chambers within a palace, now used to mean cupboards or wardrobes (7) |
| PARK | Large public garden; a pleasure ground or private estate surrounding a large country house; or, a piece of land kept in its natural condition as a nature reserve (4) |
| TRACKER | Surveillance device, such as an electronic tag; a detective or private eye; or, a variable-rate mortgage (7) |
| LOKE | Norfolk or Suffolk dialect for a blind alley, cul-de-sac, grass-covered track, narrow lane or private road (4) |
| COURTSMARTIAL | General or private trials, perhaps |
| COURTMARTIAL | General or private trial, perhaps |
| BOUDOIR | Woman's bedroom or private room |
| SEMI | Prefix for "formal" or "private" |
| EYE | "Public" or "private" body part |
