| LORDCHAMBERLAIN | Chief official of the Royal Household, formerly responsible for the licensing of plays (4,11) |
| CHAMBERLAIN | Lord _, the chief official of the British royal household (11) |
| KTEL | Old compilation label now in the licensing business |
| DRAFTBOARD | Doctor behind directors, those formerly responsible for creating vets (5,5) |
| GULAG | Soviet department formerly responsible for maintaining prisons and forced labour camps (5) |
| MISTRESS | - of the Robes; senior lady of the Royal Household, originally in charge of the Queen's wardrobe (8) |
| MAJORDOMO | Chief official of an Italian or Spanish princely household, or the head servant for a wealthy family (5-4) |
| GREENCLOTH | Lord steward's department of the Royal household named after the baize napery covering the table at which its committee members sat; or, informally, a gaming-table (10) |
| GROOM | Palfrenier; lad; title of several officers of the royal household; or, a fiance or husband-to-be (5) |
| CORGI | Homer, an American soldier, is a member of the Royal Household |
| COURTIER | Dispatch rider to take Tibetan leader to member of the royal household (8) |
| BRIDEGROOMS | Newlyweds soundly grilled by officers of the Royal Household (11) |
| NEHEMIAH | Book of the Old Testament named after a Jewish official of the King of Persia (8) |
| EQUERRY | Officer of the royal household |
| PRINCE | Reportedly, photos depict member of the royal household |
| GRENADIERS | First regiment of the royal household infantry (10) |
| DOGE | Title meaning 'duke'. the highest official of the republic of Venice (4) |
| PASHA | Formerly, a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman Empire or the modern Egyptian kingdom |
| DOGES | ___ Palace, long-time official residence of Venice's chief official (5) |
| PURVEYOR | A victualler of food or meals; or, historically, an officer who exacted provisions for the royal household (8) |
