| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | Chief executive officer | |
| CABINET | The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a nation; a cabinet council. | |
| PRESIDENT | The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States. | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL | The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required. | |
| SECRETARY | ...end and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief... | |
| DIRECTOR | Executive officer | |
| COMMANDER | Chief officer | |
| PRESIDENTS | Chief executive officers | |
| MAYOR | City Hall chief executive | |
| FIRSTMATE | Ship captain's chief officer | |
| DIVAN | A chief officer of state. | |
| CAPTAIN | A head, or chief officer | |
| REDUCE | Awfully rude! Chief Executive initially to downsize | |