| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BRIGADIER | Rank above colonel | |
| MAJOR | An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. | |
| 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. | |
| ETAT MAJOR | The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commissaries, engineer... | |
| VISCOUNT | Rank above baron | |
| SORT | Condition above the vulgar; rank. | |