| EXON | Lowest officer rank in the Yeomen of the Guard, below ensign, lieutenant and captain (4) |
| ELSIE | Jack's beloved in "The Yeomen of the Guard" |
| LIEUTENANTS | Lowest officer ranks |
| BEEFEATERS | Nickname used for the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London (10) |
| BEEF | Meat eaten by G&S's Yeomen of the Guard? (4) |
| EXONS | The lowest-ranking officers of the Yeomen of the Guard (5) |
| SULLIVAN | Arthur who composed "The Yeomen of the Guard" |
| OPERETTA | "The Yeomen of the Guard," e.g. |
| ABEL | Ferrara, who directed Bad Lieutenant and King Of New York (4) |
| SERG | Police officer's rank (abbr) (4) |
| JOLT | Shock as girl gets officer rank |
| LANCECORPORAL | Lowest non-commissioned officer rank in the British Army (5,8) |
| LIEUTENANT | An officer rank in the army (10) |
| PETTY | ____ officer, rank in the Royal Navy above leading seaman (5) |
| TOWEROFLONDON | Fortress holding the 23,578 gemstones of the Crown Jewels under armed guard of the Yeomen Warders (5,2,6) |
| CAPTAIN | In the Australian army, a ranking above a lieutenant and below a major (7) |
| SQUADRON | and 17ac, RAF officer holding commissioned rank between flight lieutenant and wing commander (8,6) |
| LEADER | and 17ac, RAF officer holding commissioned rank between flight lieutenant and wing commander (8,6) |
| HARVEYKEITEL | Actor who appeared completely nude in "Bad Lieutenant" and "The Piano": 2 wds. |
| SILENTMAJORITY | Unheard of numbers in units briefly given officer rank (6,8) |
