| MARQUIS | A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a count in some European countries (7) |
| MARQUESS | British peer ranked below a duke and above an earl |
| VISCOUNT | In the British Isles, a nobleman ranking below an earl and above a baron (8) |
| MISPRONUNCIATION | I'm a count in prison, regrettably, for improper speech |
| NINE | Pin count in some bowling games |
| MARGRAVE | German nobleman ranking above a count (8) |
| EARLDOM | Rank and title of a British nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount (7) |
| EARL | A British nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount (4) |
| FETLOCK | Joint and projection behind and above a horse's hoof (7) |
| INVADER | Attacker within, against a duke and monarch |
| BARONET | British nobleman ranking above a knight |
| FRANCIS | Bacon, perhaps, I stuffed in some European bread |
| OCTROI | Formerly, a tax levied in some European countries on goods entering a town or city; from French, 'to grant' (6) |
| ORDER | In biology, a taxonomic group ranking below a class and above a family (5) |
| ICETEA | Lipton product, as marketed in some European countries |
| DUCAT | Silver or gold coins then used in some European countries |
| FANTA | Soda brand with an elderflower flavor in some European countries |
| INSPECTOR | A police officer below a superintendent and above a sergeant in rank |
| QUEEN | Playing card ranking below a king and above a jack/knave (5) |
| USAGE | Flag some European countries raised at the borders, as is the custom |
