| ALMONER | In former times, a distributor of charitable donations to the needy, especially on behalf of a church, monastery etc. (7) |
| ALMS | Charitable donations of money or goods to the needy, especially in former times (4) |
| SPIN | Person who provides a favourable slant to a news item, policy, etc, especially on behalf of a political party (4,6) |
| DOCTOR | Person who provides a favourable slant to a news item, policy, etc, especially on behalf of a political party (4,6) |
| APSE | Collapsed round part of churc (4) |
| FEEDER | That which nourishes, supplies or sustains, whether an animal's drinker, a baby's bottle, a bird table, a branch line, a caterer, a cattle fattener, a treat-pushing grandparent, a tributary stream or, |
| OPIATES | Poet is a distributor of drugs (7) |
| ADLITEM | Of a guardian etc, appointed to act on behalf of a child or other incapable person in a lawsuit (2,5) |
| CALMS | Assuages many with donations to the needy (5) |
| DEPUTY | Person appointed to act on behalf of a superior in said senior's absence; or, a fireman/examiner in a colliery (6) |
| HANDOUT | Donation to the needy |
| CHARITGIFT | Donation to the needy |
| RUNNER | Strip of carpet for a staircase; or, a person who purchases antiques on behalf of a dealer (6) |
| VICEROY | A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign (7) |
| CHUGGER | A street fundraiser, especially a private contractor, working on behalf of a charity, eho is aggressive or invasive (7) |
| PLEDGE | Solemn vow; old word for a toast; a token or sign of love or loyalty; or, a promise of a donation to charity (6) |
| ROTOR | The ____ arm in a distributor ensures that spark plugs fire in sequence |
| DOLE | Slang term for a state benefit, deriving from the days of charitable handouts (4) |
| CHAMPION | First-place winner; highest award a dog can achieve in showing; or, one who fought in single combat on behalf of a king or queen (8) |
| EMISSARY | Person sent on a mission on behalf of a government or state (8) |
