| INLANDREVENUE | Government department which got its current name in 1952 (6,7) |
| LETTERU | It got its current half-oval shape in 1629 |
| UNITEDKINGDOM | Nation that took its current name in 1927 (6,7) |
| THEHOOVERDAM | This engineering project was originally named for the president who spearheaded its construction; after a political rival got its first word changed to "Boulder," it was restored with its current name |
| UTTAR | Which state of India, the country's most populous, was known as United Provinces from 1935 and was given its current name in 1950? (5,7) |
| PRADESH | Which state of India, the country's most populous, was known as United Provinces from 1935 and was given its current name in 1950? (5,7) |
| VETERANSDAY | Observance given its current name in 1954 |
| DOUWEEGBERTS | Old Dutch coffee company that assumed its current name in 1925 (5,7) |
| STATEN | ------Island, New York city borough given its current name in 1975 (6) |
| WWI | Historical event given its current name in 1939: Abbr. |
| COMMANDMODULE | US-made capsule that got its users high (7,6) |
| THROWASPANNER | Cause confusion with current name given to Casterbridge, it's said, by intros to Thomas Hardy e-book |
| MINISTRY | A government department which deals with a particular area of activity (8) |
| HOMEOFFICE | Government department which became vital during lockdown? |
| BUREAU | Government department which gives a back rub with French water (6) |
| MESOTRON | Removing three consecutive letters from this old name for a short-lived subatomic particle gives you its current name |
| CHAD | Country - which got Bush elected in Florida? (4) |
| GLAMORGAN | Keyboard played by Sweet which got broken up in 1974? (9) |
| TASER | Gun which got a big laugh in a The Hangover scene. |
| TANGENT | .... one grand in support of Tameside's top hospital department which is touching (7) |
