| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AMIR | Any ruler | |
| NERO | A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. | |
| CAESAR | A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar. | |
| ELDER | ... office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, th... |