| STATEPAPERS | Government documents - or federal news-sheets? (5,6) |
| STARRREPORT | 1998 government document referenced in "Monica's Story" |
| ARTICLES | Clauses or paragraphs in legal documents; or, stories, features or entries in newspapers, magazines or encyclopedias (8) |
| SEALS | Footprints or tracks of otters; signets used to emboss drops of wax on envelopes or official documents; or pinnipeds with young called pups (5) |
| SOURCES | Origins; fountainheads or springs; books, documents or quotes cited in the references of research articles etc; or, informants (7) |
| REDTAPE | Term for the rouge or pinkish ribbon or strip traditionally used to bind official government documents, thus for excessive bureaucracy (3,4) |
| REDRAFTS | Documents or texts that have been modified or updated (8) |
| LINEN | Score on opening news sheets (5) |
| GAZETTES | News-sheets in former times (8) |
| CROWNLAND | Areas of public ownership in Australia, either by state or Federal government (5,4) |
| DISTRICTATTORNEY | US public official who acts as prosecutor for the state or federal government (8,8) |
| HUD | Newman role or federal dept. |
| GOVT | State or federal admin. |
| CASE | Word with "basket" or "federal" |
| AGS | Top lawyers in a state or federal govt. |
| SECEDE | To withdraw from an alliance or federal union (6) |
| PUBLICSERVANT | State or Federal employee (6,7) |
| SERVANT | State or federal employee: public - |
| PAPERS | Official documents; or, short word for publications such as broadsheets or tabloids (6) |
| ARCHIVE | A collection of records or historical documents; or, a repository where said files are stored (7) |
