| CHAIRLIFT | Transport suspended to give official position a boost |
| HERO | Brave man found in another official position (A) |
| HOVER | To stay suspended / to be in an uncertain condition |
| ACCREDIT | To give official authorization to (8) |
| GRATIFICATION | Start to give official approval for pleasure |
| CABLECAR | Transport suspended - Telegraph roughly first to report (5-3) |
| AUTHORISE | Give official permission to change his route 'A' (9) |
| REINSTATE | Return to former position - a check, say (9) |
| DIGNITARY | A person of high official position or rank, especially in government or the church (9) |
| REGISTRAR | Official position number, e.g. 1st, rarely includes it (9) |
| EXOFFICIO | By virtue of one's official position, Latin phrase (2,7) |
| PARTYLINE | Pretentious Liberal getting into long, official position (5,4) |
| SPEARHEAD | Leading position a peer's had reallocated |
| TUCK | Stitched fold or pleat to improve a garment's fit or shape; a rapier; a dive position; a child's snacks at school; or, a fictional friar of Sherwood Forest (4) |
| STAMP | Give official approval to a street map that's been modified (5) |
| SPOT | A particular place or position; a pip; a polka dot; or, a predicament (4) |
| DISTANCE | A girl took up a position a long way off (8) |
| EMPOWER | Some of system powerworkers give official authority to (7) |
| DRIVINGLICENCE | Inclined to take credit and give official permission (7,7) |
| SANCTION | Give official approval to (8) |
