| MARCHIONESS | The wife of a marquis, or a woman with the same rank as a marquis (11) |
| DAN | Forrest Gump character with the same rank as 24-Across |
| ALTO | Any woman with the same vocal range as Judy Garland |
| MIMI | Woman with the same two notes? |
| DAME | In the British honours system, title of a lady of the same rank as a knight (4) |
| DUCHESS | Woman with same rank as a duke (7) |
| RATHI | Warrior of the same rank as Yudhisthir or Bheema |
| COMPEER | Has the same rank as officer in front of politician taking head off beer (7) |
| FRANGIPANE | Named after an Italian marquis or his invention of a plumeria-based fragrance for scenting gloves, a rich almond-vanilla pastry cream, used as a filling for a Bakewell tart, galette des rois or other |
| STRAWBERRY | The leaves of this delicious fruit are a symbol of rank for a duke, marquis or earl |
| PAIR | Couple, brace or duo; a boat for two sweep rowers; or, two playing cards of the same rank (4) |
| STOLE | Word for a Roman robe originally, later for a silk vestment worn over and hanging from the shoulders; or, a woman's scarf of fur or wool (5) |
| HATHOR | Egyptian goddess depicted as a woman with the head of a cow |
| RUMMY | Card game involving matching cards of the same rank or a sequence (5) |
| MADAME | From "my lady", French word for a "Mrs" or a woman of artistic or exotic means, such as palm-reading (6) |
| LOWHOLECARDWILD | Seven-card stud in which the smallest card each player has face down and all others of the same rank |
| COEQUAL | One of the same rank to be a match for commander first (7) |
| SNAP | Simple card game in which players have to spot pairs of cards of the same rank (4) |
| NAN | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| DOLMAN | Long Turkish robe; a hussar's cloak-like jacket; or, a woman's mantle with cape-like sleeves (6) |
