| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BRIGADIER | Officer above colonel | |
| MAJOR | An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. | |
| COLONEL | The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. | |
| CAPTAIN | An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army. | |
| BRIGADIER GENERAL | An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier. | |