| WHIP | Name, arising from hunting terminology, for an official who keeps discipline within a political party (4) |
| IMAM | What is the term for an official who leads prayers in a mosque? (4) |
| SCOREKEEPER | An official who keeps a tally in sports matches |
| NOBALL | Cricketing terminology for an unlawfully delivered cherry (2-4) |
| DUMAS | A discredited name arising, southern French writer (5) |
| ODDLOT | Stock exchange terminology for a block of less than 100 shares (3,3) |
| CAUCUS | Group within a political party which meets independently to discuss strategy (6) |
| WING | Distinct group within a political party, say (4) |
| FESTER | Part of wife's terminology for rot (6) |
| SCARF | From Old French for "pilgrim's pouch or scrip", a word for an official or soldier's sash for carrying things originally, later for a length/square of cloth for the neck or shoulders (5) |
| ADVISOR | This time on a front of a helmet for an official giving advice (7) |
| CORONER | An official who holds inquests on those who have died from violence or accidents (7) |
| VERGER | Name an official who takes care of the interior of a church (6) |
| SCREENER | An official who checks people or bags in a security area, especially in an airport (8) |
| INQUISITOR | General term for an official during a historical era such as the ecclesiastical tribunal established |
| CACHET | Word, from "to press", for an official stamp or seal of approval first, later prestige or distinction (6) |
| MACER | Official who keeps order in a Scottish law court (5) |
| UMPIRE | An official who presides over a hockey, netball or tennis game |
| USHER | An official who shows people to their seats, as in a church or theatre (5) |
| BUREAUCRAT | An official who works in a large administrative system and follows rules too strictly (10) |
