| DUUMVIR | In ancient Rome. one of two magistrates or officials holding a joint office (7) |
| OUTCROP | Rocky appearance of our cop - unkempt, holding a joint (7) |
| REACTOR | University official holding a dangerous part of plant |
| VESTALVIRGIN | In ancient Rome, one of the priestesses whose lives were dedicated to Vesta, goddess of the hearth (6,6) |
| VESTAL | In ancient Rome, one of the priestesses whose lives were dedicated to the goddess of the hearth, _ Virgin (6) |
| DEACON | Church official's holding company ___ another one? (6) |
| GUARDS | Fenders placed before open fires; watch chains; or, officials in charge of trains or, formerly, stagecoaches (6) |
| TOWNCLERKS | Won't work with legal aides or officials in The Corporation (4,6) |
| SESTERCE | In ancient Rome, one quarter of a denarius |
| AMATEUR | A dull Common Market leader in Rome -- one with superficial understanding (7) |
| ALCALDE | Magistrate or mayor in a Spanish, Portuguese or Latin America town |
| MISSIVE | A mildly humorous term for a letter, especially a long or official one (7) |
| PENALTY | A legal or official punishment, such as a term of imprisonment (7) |
| ROLLOUT | The introduction or official launch of a new product or service (7) |
| RETURNS | Profits from investments; or, official statements of one's taxable income (7) |
| LODGING | Taking room in house or official residence in Oxford? (7) |
| CORONER | Official holding inquests |
| GAZETTE | A newspaper or official journal (7) |
| HERALDS | Royal or official messengers. (7) |
| BURGOMASTER | Chief magistrate or mayor of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany or the Netherlands (11) |
