| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PRESIDING | Exercising authority | |
| REGENT | Exercising vicarious authority. | |
| REGNANT | Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant. | |
| COMMANDING | Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer. | |
| JURISDICTION | The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right of exercising authority. | |
| MANDAMUS | A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty. | |
| POWER | The agent exercising an ability to act; an individual invested with authority; an institution, or government, which exercises control; as, the ... | |
| MASTER | ...eign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or colle... | |