| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DOMINION | Empire | |
| KINGDOM | Empire | |
| OTTOMAN | Turkish empire | |
| EMPEROR | Empire’s ruler | |
| ASSYRIA | Ancient empire | |
| SOVIET UNION | Former Russian empire | |
| SULTANS | Ottoman Empire rulers | |
| ROMAN | Holy ... Empire | |
| AZTEC | Ancient Mexican empire | |
| DOMAIN | Dominion; empire; authority. | |
| EMPERY | Empire; sovereignty; dominion. | |
| PRIME | Major empire almost collapsed | |
| USSR | Former Russian empire (init) | |
| HILLY | Lofty; as, hilly empire. | |
| MAX | Cosmetics empire founder, ... Factor | |
| IRE | Half of empire lost to outrage | |
| REALM | First ruler’s empire at last mapped | |
| EMPRESS | A woman who rules an empire | |
| AGAIN | Ottoman Empire official at home once more | |
| EPISODEVTHE | Film, Star Wars ... Empire Strikes Back | |
| DYNASTY | Family empire involved in shady, nasty business | |
| SHERIAT | The sacred law of the Turkish empire. | |
| EPISODE V THE | Film, Star Wars: ... Empire Strikes Back (7,1,3) | |
| TENOCHTITLAN | What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? | |
| PREMIERE | Empire crumbles before queen returns for gala opening | |