| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DIPLOMATS | Ambassadors | |
| EMISSARIES | Ambassadors | |
| EMBASSY | The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys. | |
| PLEAD | To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors. | |
| EXCELLENCY | A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes. | |
| RESIDENT | A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4. | |