| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DOMINANT | Ruling | |
| PREDOMINANT | Ruling | |
| ETHOS | Ruling principles | |
| DYNASTIES | Ruling families | |
| REGENT | Ruling queen | |
| REGINA | Ruling queen | |
| VERDICT | Jury’s ruling | |
| EXCLUSION | Ruling out | |
| REGIME | Ruling body | |
| REGENCY | Ruling body | |
| REGNATIVE | Ruling; governing. | |
| LET | Allow court ruling | |
| REIGN | Term of ruling | |
| FATWA | Islamic law ruling | |
| POLITBURO | Soviet ruling committee | |
| ASCENDENT | Superior; surpassing; ruling. | |
| DOMINATIVE | Governing; ruling; imperious. | |
| DOMINEERING | Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. | |
| HEGEMONICAL | Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant. | |
| TYRANNISING | Ruling with an iron hand | |
| DOMINATOR | A ruler or ruling power. | |
| APPEALING | Seeking to overturn ruling is attractive | |
| PREDICT | Guess it’s a public relations ruling | |
| SENATE | Ruling body of a university called | |
| MARA | The principal or ruling evil spirit. | |