Clues for the word "RULER"
We've had 175 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 372 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on April 06, 2026.
Definition of ruler
- n. - One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
- n. - A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a).
Referring Clues
- Schoolbag item
- King or queen
- Mars, to Aries, in astrology
- 12-inch stick
- Makeshift punishment device
- It's for good measure
- What "Henry" means, literally
- Makeshift punishment tool
- Monarch, for one
- King or czar
- Sultan, to Turkey, once
- Drawing help
- Czar or king
- Pencil box item
- Sovereign
- Pencil box top, often
- 12" stick
- Kaiser or czar
- Monarch or measure
- Head of state
- Throne occupant, frequently
- Knuckle rapper
- Straightedge
- Line-drawing aid
- It can set things straight
- School tool
- Foot-long stick, often
- It's often 12 inches long
- It's ticked off
- It's made to measure
- Measuring tool
- Head
- Commander
- Measuring aid
- Foot-long school tool
- It's often a foot long
- Measuring stick
- Crown wearer
- King or emperor
- Regent, for one
- One in charge
- Back-to-school purchase
- Monarch
- It's a foot long
- It's used for good measure
- Pencil-box accessory
- School desk item
- Throne occupant
- Desk drawer item
- Emperor, for instance
- Viceroy, e.g.
- Chieftain
- Rapper in class?
- Pencil box top, sometimes
- Stick for a drawer
- Fiat source
- Overlord
- Yardstick's kin
- School-bag item
- Queen, e.g.
- Czar, e.g.
- Shah, e.g.
- Microsoft Word display option
- Back-to-school item
- Back-to-school shopping purchase
- Measuring device
- Sovereign one
- Stick in a school desk
- Dictator
- Desk-drawer item
- Use it for good measure
- Aid in drawing straight lines
- Governor
- King, e.g.
- Stick in school
- Queen or emperor
- King or tsar
- It can create long lines
- Yardstick
- Common bookbag item
- Measurement tool
- Every inch a King
- It helps keep things straight
- Item in a school desk
- Despot, for instance
- It has a foot
- One who regrets accepting pound or sovereign?
- Straight schoolbag item
- Band dictator
- Alanis lyric "Slap me with a splintered ___"
- Person in charge?
- Liberal dons feel sorry for king ... and queen?
- Monarch with only one foot?
- Strip with straight edges
- Person in charge of country
- Potentate with only one foot?
- He determines where the line shall be drawn
- Emperor
- Person in power - can draw a line
- Governor with only one foot?
- Leader
- Aid to drawing straight lines
- Person in authority
- Aid for a straight line
- Means of measuring a sovereign
- Monarch - drafting tool
- Authority for government measures
- Strip used in drawing straight lines
- Governor left with the Queen after the game
- Straight strip, guv?
- It helps to draw straight lines
- The measure of authority?
- Drawing instrument found amongst dividers?
- The head may be wooden in school
- Gubernational measure?
- Chief law maker ultimately
- It could be used to strike a sovereign
- Leader - line-drawing aid
- Reversed guideline for the chief
- One who holds sway and effects government
- Governor has to regret split with liberal resistance
- Chief stocktaker's no saint
- River with unusual lure for monarch
- Chief measure
- Sovereign measure
- King, say - one responsible for a line?
- Head? It helps one draw the line
- Line manager the ultimate authority?
- Queen, perhaps, but one's straight
- Czar or kaiser
- One issuing edicts
- The governor presumably knows where to draw the line
- Smaller version of a yardstick
- It helps draw the line
- Bandleader
- Straight stick of a sort
- Measurer
- Measuring device for king or queen?
- Any king
- Common measurer
- Shah or czar
- Does he govern where to draw the line?
- Foot of wood
- Odysseus, to Ithaca
- One who regrets accepting pound or sovereign?
- Yardstick, e.g.
- Footlong product
- Dynast
- Side of many a protractor
- Dictator of where to draw the line?
- Gubernational measure?
- Empress or queen
- Queen or tsarina
- Stick with many marks
- Help in drawing the line
- Schoolbag measuring stick
- Emperor, for example
- Twelve-inch tool
- Empress, e.g.
- Emporer
- Student's measuring stick
- Monarch with only one foot?
- Item that's made to measure
- Stick around school
- Foot-long classroom tool
- Potentate with only one foot?
- Stick in a backpack
- Governor with only one foot?
- Yardstick for a crowned head
- Arendelle's Elsa, for one
- Minos or Midas
- One might be used in math class or studied in history class
- Help in keeping things straight
- One may be a foot long
- Tool that's made to measure
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - April 06, 2026
- LA Times - April 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 30, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 09, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 17, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 09, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 06, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 05, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 31, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 22, 2026
- Daily American - December 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 22, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 17, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 11, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 25, 2025
- LA Times - May 18, 2025
- LA Times - May 13, 2025
- LA Times - April 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 17, 2025
- USA Today - February 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 13, 2025
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