| VALLANCE | Patrick, British physician who was appointed the UK government's Chief Scientific Adviser in 2018 (8) |
| WHITTY | Chris, epidemiologist appointed the UK government's Chief Medical Adviser in 2019 (6) |
| AMIES | Hardy, British fashion designer who was appointed the Queen's official dressmaker in 1955 (5) |
| LENNON | Neil ...... , former Northern Ireland midfielder who was appointed the manager of Celtic in 2010 (6) |
| CHERWELL | 1st Viscount -; title of Frederick Lindemann, Winston Churchill's scientific adviser during the Second World War (8) |
| CITYWIDE | According to Spooner, scientific adviser on COVID expressed disappointment throughout London? (8) |
| ATTORNEYGENERAL | Government's chief law officer (8,7) |
| CAMPBELL | Surname of Tim who was the first ever winner of The Apprentice and who joined the show as an adviser in 2022 (8) |
| CHAMPION | Surname of Bob, the former jockey who took part in The Real Marigold Hotel in 2018 (8) |
| SECURITYCLEARANCE | Developed vetting is the highest level of ____ in work for the UK government |
| GLASS | What was excluded by the UK government in a recycling scheme proposal made by Scotland? (5) |
| BETJEMAN | Sir John -; a founding member of the Victorian Society, appointed the UK's Poet Laureate in 1972 (8) |
| DRAPER | Physician who was first to produce a successful daguerreotype of the Moon and the human face (6) |
| HMRC | What is the name of the UK government's tax collection department? (1,1,1,1) |
| JENNINGS | Lancashire opener who made an unbeaten 146 for England in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2018 (8) |
| CORNISH | Celtic language recognised by the UK government under Part II of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2002 |
| CUTHBERT | Surname of Josh, the member of Union J who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 (8) |
| NORTHERN | ___ Powerhouse, project by the UK government to boost funding around cities including Leeds and Manchester (8) |
| ELECTOR | What was the title formerly carried by princes and archbishops of the Holy Roman Empire, who appointed the emperor? (7) |
| BEARGRYLLS | English adventurer, writer and television presenter appointed the youngest ever Chief Scout at the age of 35 in 2009 |
