| ADDRESSEE | One who is named for the post (9) |
| NOMINEE | One who is named as a candidate? (7) |
| YELLOWSEA | Located between mainland China and the Korean peninsula, this body of water is named for the sand particles colouring it (6,3) |
| ADDRESSES | Makes the speeches ready for the post (9) |
| BEVERIDGE | William ---, British economist whose 1942 report served as the basis for the post World War II welfare state (9) |
| LETTERBOX | Spooner called for better locks for the post (6,3) |
| SLAPSTICK | Reviews Friends for The Post as it's a farce (9) |
| ADDRESSEES | The ones who are named for the post (10) |
| REPLYPAID | Salesperson: new lady I quietly prepared for the post? |
| MAILTRAIN | Armoured transport for the Post Office? (4,5) |
| ISRAELASPERWAY | Location of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg which is named for the philanthropist/ |
| VERY | Means of launching a flare as a distress symbol, the ... pistol is named for the US naval officer who invented it |
| TUESDAY | This day of the week is named for the Nordic god Tyr |
| COOK | This self-governing island state in free association with New Zealand is named for the British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who also charted New Zealand. |
| SINOPE | This moon, discovered in 1938, is named for the nymph who outsmarted Zeus and Apollo (6) |
| HOLDEN | Iris '___ Clough' is named for the nursery that raised it (6) |
| MEGAMOUTH | 'This rarely seen one is named for its large jaw |
| SULPHUR | This Texas river is named for the yellow chemical element known as brimstone |
| BORUOGH | This school, though in Croydon, is named for the neighbouring suburb: ....... Girls' High School (7) |
| ANANKE | Former asteroid that orbits Jupiter at a distance of some 23 million miles. This irregularly shaped moon is named for the personification of fate and necessity in Greek literature. (6) |