| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | Senior army officer | |
| COLONEL | Senior officer in the army air force or marines | |
| COMMODORE | An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army. | |
| FIELDMARSHAL | Army officer | |
| CORPORAL | Army officer | |
| MAJOR | Army officer | |
| CAPTAIN | Army officer | |
| ADMIRAL | Senior fleet officer | |
| BRIGADIER | Senior army rank | |
| SOB | Senior officer began to cry | |
| LIEUTENANT | Army officer next below captain | |
| MAYOR | An officer rank in the army | |
| GENERALSTRIKE | Nationwide stoppage for army officer’s three-wheeled bicycle | |