| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HIRED | Chartered | |
| REHIRED | Chartered again | |
| MACAROON | Chartered accountant in dark red cooks up a sweet treat | |
| DISFRANCHISEMENT | The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities. | |
| ULTRA VIRES | Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights. | |
| DISFRANCHISE | To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc. | |
| MONOPOLY | ...ven a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a comb... | |