| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CHIEF | Commander | |
| SKIPPER | Boat commander | |
| GENERAL | Overall commander | |
| BRIGADIER | Brigade commander | |
| LEADERLESS | Without commander | |
| SUPREMO | Overall commander | |
| ADMIRAL | Fleet commander | |
| ARMSTRONG | Apollo 11 commander | |
| SHIPMASTER | Commander of a vessel | |
| CAPTAIN | Commander of a ship | |
| NAVARCH | The commander of a fleet. | |
| PRIVATEER | The commander of a privateer. | |
| TRIERARCH | The commander of a trireme. | |
| ENOMOTARCH | The commander of an enomoty. | |
| COMMANDERSHIP | The office of a commander. | |
| AGA | Silver article designed for Ottoman commander | |
| ADELANTADO | A governor of a province; a commander. | |
| COMMANDERY | The office or rank of a commander. | |
| MASTERPIECE | Ship’s commander has a bit of a triumph | |
| MYRIARCH | A captain or commander of ten thousand men. | |
| CHILIARCH | The commander or chief of a thousand men. | |
| GENERALSHIP | Military skill in a general officer or commander. | |
| LEADER | One having authority to direct; a chief; a commander. | |
| STRATEGUS | The leader or commander of an army; a general. | |
| HERETOG | The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal. | |