| STPETERS | One of only four churches which have the rank of major basilica (2,6) |
| TWOSTAR | Like the rank of major general |
| REARADMIRAL | Royal Navy rank equivalent to the army rank of Major General |
| GOALPOST | One of only four supporters at a football match |
| TARKINGTON | Author of the Penrod stories and The Magnificent Ambersons, who is one of only four novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice (10) |
| SYNONYMS | Words which have the same or similar meaning (8) |
| SERGEANT | The rank of Pepper of The Beatles Lonely Hearts Club fame |
| MAHNA | When doubled, the title (and one of only four words in the lyrics) of a Muppets song |
| EMERITUS | Retired professional who is permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held (8) |
| HAVEAJOB | Find it difficult to leave the ranks of the unemployed (4,1,3) |
| JOANRIVERS | American comedienne and TV personality who was one of only four Americans invited to the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 |
| NURMI | Pavvo -; nicknamed the "Flying Finn", one of only four athletes to win nine Olympic gold medals (5) |
| CABSTAND | The rank of a taxi driver (3-5) |
| RICHARDS | Barry, South Africa cricketer who scored 508 runs in his only four Tests (8) |
| GAYLE | Chris ___, West Indies cricketer who is one of only four players who have scored two triple centuries at Test level |
| COBALT | One of only four elements with a unique last letter |
| REAPPEAR | Eight-letter word with only four different letters |
| DAME | From the Latin for "mistress of the household", word for a female ruler in its earliest sense, now a title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander or a holder of the Grand Cross in the orde |
| GEORGEDEWEY | The only person in United States history to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy |
| DIKDIK | Couple of detectives - neither of which have the first clue what an antelope is (3-3) |
