| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DYNAST | Ruler | |
| REGENT | Ruler | |
| EMPEROR | Ruler | |
| OUST | Overthrow (ruler) | |
| SULTAN | Turkish ruler | |
| DICTATOR | Absolute ruler | |
| MAHARAJAH | Subcontinent ruler | |
| KING | Hereditary ruler | |
| KINGARTHUR | Camelot’s ruler | |
| ROYALTY | Sovereign ruler | |
| LEADERLESS | Without ruler | |
| IVAN | Russian ruler | |
| OVERLORD | Absolute ruler | |
| TRYANT | Cruel ruler | |
| DESPOT | Cruel ruler | |
| TSAR | Romanov ruler | |
| LENIN | Russian ruler | |
| EMIR | Kuwaiti ruler | |
| AMIR | Any ruler | |
| CAESAR | Roman ruler | |
| EMPRESS | Female ruler | |
| RAJAH | Indian ruler | |
| AUTOCRAT | Absolute ruler | |
| TYRANT | Oppressive ruler | |
| PHARAOH | Egyptian ruler | |