Not a subject needed by must schoolchildren! (5) |
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Governor is known as Rouble Earl, every other time (5) |
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Made-to-measure item for Mikado? |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Mar 2024 |
One in charge of keeping the country straight? (5) |
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A king that will get your measure (5) |
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Measuring stick |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Mar 2024 |
Governor that's needed by draughtsman (5) |
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Law right for sovereign |
Mirror Cryptic |
16 Mar 2024 |
Monarch |
Mirror Quick |
16 Mar 2024 |
It is right to follow regulation with a straightedge (5) |
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Measuring stick |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2024 |
Rigid measure (5) |
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Gubernational measure? |
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Yardstick for a crowned head (5) |
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Sovereign for stationery item |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 Mar 2024 |
Monarch |
Mirror Quick |
05 Mar 2024 |
King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Mar 2024 |
30cm king? (5) |
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Regret gripping Left facing Republican leader (5) |
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Measuring stick |
LA Times Daily |
27 Feb 2024 |
Naturally he's the one to draw the line (5) |
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Stick with marks |
Universal |
21 Feb 2024 |
Measuring stick |
Puzzler Backwords |
19 Feb 2024 |
Chieftain |
Mirror Classic |
15 Feb 2024 |
Sovereign for stationery item |
Mirror Cryptic |
14 Feb 2024 |
Monarch |
Mirror Quick |
14 Feb 2024 |
This schoolroom measure changed from 12 inches in length to 30cm with the change from Imperial to metric units |
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Not a subject needed by most schoolchildren |
|
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Sovereign support for a firm line (5) |
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Amir or Tsar, e.g. (5) |
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Stick with numbers |
|
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Monarch |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2024 |
The 30cm monarch? (5) |
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King or queen, for example |
Commuter |
06 Feb 2024 |
Stationery item for drawing straight lines (5) |
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A master of many subjects |
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Straight edge used for measuing (5) |
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Chief measure |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Jan 2024 |
Monarch |
Mirror Quick |
24 Jan 2024 |
A sovereign for a stationery item |
Mirror Cryptic |
24 Jan 2024 |
One who reigns |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Jan 2024 |
Monarch |
Mirror Quick |
15 Jan 2024 |
Sovereign for stationery item |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Jan 2024 |
Measurer |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Jan 2024 |
Measure sovereign |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Jan 2024 |
Governor, commander or president |
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Measuring stick |
Mirror Tea Time |
27 Dec 2023 |
Item often found in a pencil-case with crayons, erasers, felt-tip pens, scissors, sharpeners etc; a term for a planet held to influence a given zodiacal sign; or, an emperor, monarch, raja or other le |
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Surreal, but not as it can be for underlining (5) |
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Take control initially for governor (5) |
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King or queen, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2023 |
Reign man, perhaps? |
Universal |
09 Oct 2023 |
Yardstick, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2023 |
Authority figure, and what helps them draw the line |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Sep 2023 |
Stick in a backpack |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2023 |
Sovereign |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Aug 2023 |
King or queen |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Aug 2023 |
42 Down, notably |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2023 |
Measuring stick |
Universal |
30 Jun 2023 |
Person in command |
The Guardian Speedy |
04 Jun 2023 |
Made-to-measure item for Charles? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jun 2023 |
Sovereign |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2023 |
Straightedge |
The Times Concise |
28 May 2023 |
Monarch |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Apr 2023 |
Measuring stick in a school bag |
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Measuring stick |
Newsday |
21 Dec 2022 |
Sovereign's piece of stationery |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Dec 2022 |
Measuring stick in math class |
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One who regrets taking in Liberal leader |
The Times Cryptic |
25 Nov 2022 |
Foot-long classroom tool |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2022 |
Stick in a schoolbag |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Aug 2022 |
Item made to measure |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2022 |
Item that's made to measure |
The Washington Post |
15 May 2022 |
Item that's made to measure |
LA Times Daily |
15 May 2022 |
Length-measuring tool, in geometry class |
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Straight edge for drawing lines |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Mar 2022 |
I'm a toolbox stick used for measuring |
|
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King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Feb 2022 |
Governor that needs to be straight |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jan 2022 |
Chief measure |
|
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Stick around school |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2022 |
Governor has regret about Left – and Right |
|
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Measuring stick |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Jan 2022 |
Tool in school |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Dec 2021 |
Sovereign measure |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Dec 2021 |
Measuring stick |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Nov 2021 |
Head of state |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2021 |
Governor |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Nov 2021 |
Measuring stick |
The Times Concise |
08 Nov 2021 |
Straight edge for drawing lines |
Irish Times Simplex |
05 Nov 2021 |
Student's measuring stick |
LA Times Daily |
26 Oct 2021 |
Sovereign in schoolkid's possession? |
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Measuring stick |
The Times Concise |
20 Oct 2021 |
Measuring stick |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Oct 2021 |
One in charge giving good measure? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Sep 2021 |
Monarch |
The Times Concise |
11 Sep 2021 |
Item made to measure |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2021 |
Measuring stick |
Universal |
04 Sep 2021 |
King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Sep 2021 |
Rigid measure from head of state |
|
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King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Aug 2021 |
King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Aug 2021 |
One employed to measure up The Queen? |
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Measuring stick |
Irish Times Simplex |
05 Aug 2021 |
Measuring stick |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Jul 2021 |
Leader |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jul 2021 |
Measuring stick or a king |
|
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Monarch |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jun 2021 |
Measurer |
The Times Concise |
29 May 2021 |
Straight edge for drawing lines |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 May 2021 |
Sovereign |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 May 2021 |
King provides measuring device |
The Sun Two Speed |
08 May 2021 |
Measuring stick |
Irish Times Simplex |
14 Apr 2021 |
Emperor, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Mar 2021 |
Governor |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Mar 2021 |
Person in authority that must be straight! |
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Empress, e.g |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2021 |
It measures up |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Feb 2021 |
Twelve-inch tool |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2021 |
Governor |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2021 |
Made-to-measure item? |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2021 |
King provides rights to protect even bullies |
|
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Measuring stick in math class |
|
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Leader demands measuring device |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Nov 2020 |
Law 18? It might help to draw the line in 26, we hear |
|
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Head of state is stock market malefactor? No way! |
|
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One who governs |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Nov 2020 |
Monarch drawing aid |
|
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A good measure employed in The Palace |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Nov 2020 |
Measure of a leader? |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Nov 2020 |
Emperor, for example |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2020 |
Schoolbag measuring stick |
The Washington Post |
02 Nov 2020 |
Schoolbag measuring stick |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2020 |
King or czar |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Oct 2020 |
Help in drawing the line |
LA Times Daily |
20 Sep 2020 |
Help in drawing the line |
The Washington Post |
20 Sep 2020 |
Stick with many marks |
Universal |
15 Sep 2020 |
One who regrets maybe taking in Liberal leader |
|
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. Measure big cheese |
|
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Monarch has regret about Left and Right |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Sep 2020 |
Measuring device |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Aug 2020 |
One reigns, usually leading extensive region, principally |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Aug 2020 |
Queen or tsarina |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2020 |
Measuring tool |
USA Today |
14 Jul 2020 |
Person in commanding position that goes to some length |
|
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Governor in something made to measure? |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Jul 2020 |
Measuring stick |
|
|
Regret taking on Liberal before run as PM? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Jun 2020 |
Measure of monarch? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Jun 2020 |
Sovereign |
The Times Concise |
21 Jun 2020 |
Measuring stick |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2020 |
Judge introducing right measure |
|
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Empress or queen |
USA Today |
20 May 2020 |
Measuring stick |
The Times Concise |
19 Apr 2020 |
One exercises dominion |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Apr 2020 |
Sovereign, for example |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Mar 2020 |
Emperor's guideline? |
|
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Measuring stick in school |
|
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One assists to straighten a Sultana, perhaps |
|
|
Measuring strip |
The Times Concise |
24 Dec 2019 |
Emperor, maybe |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Dec 2019 |
Figure lurking around grabbed head of state |
|
|
Czar or kaiser |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2019 |
Governor in something made to measure |
|
|
Measuring stick |
The Washington Post |
21 Oct 2019 |
Measuring stick |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2019 |
Sovereign that'll keep things in line? |
|
|
Monarch or measure |
The Times Concise |
06 Oct 2019 |
Person reigning over you all, the leader by all conclusions |
|
|
Monarch or Czar |
|
|
Regent usually leading England's reign primarily? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Aug 2019 |
Pencil box item |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2019 |
Something made to measure for monarch |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Aug 2019 |
Side of many a protractor |
New York Times |
30 Jul 2019 |
Measuring stick |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jul 2019 |
Governor's measure applied in school? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Jul 2019 |
One having the measure of a leader? |
The Sun Two Speed |
09 Jun 2019 |
Regret drinking port with royal head of state |
|
|
King gets to regret embracing one side then the other |
|
|
Footlong product |
Newsday |
12 May 2019 |
Queen maybe takes Queen at the end of game fifty |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Apr 2019 |
One who regrets imprisoning Liberal head of state? |
|
|
Sovereign |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2019 |
Odysseus, to Ithaca |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2019 |
Queen, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2019 |
Queen, e.g |
The Washington Post |
14 Feb 2019 |
Aid in drawing straight lines |
|
|
Strip with a straight line for measuring lengths |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
03 Feb 2019 |
Foot of wood |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2019 |
Measuring stick |
|
|
Queen, e.g. |
|
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Schoolbag item |
|
|
Odysseus, to Ithaca |
|
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Side of many a protractor |
|
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Monarch establishing a line? |
|
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King will repent allowing one side and keeping other side out |
|
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Person in charge of game, essentially referee between two sides |
|
|
Wood tool for some drawers |
The New Yorker |
19 Nov 2018 |
Leader some admire luridly overthrown |
|
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Measuring tool |
Universal |
06 Oct 2018 |
Shah or czar |
Premier Sunday |
23 Sep 2018 |
Game backed by man of nonsense, not a leader |
|
|
Leader some admire luridly overthrown |
|
|
Common measurer |
Universal |
15 Sep 2018 |
One regretting keeping large measuring device? |
|
|
Leader |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2018 |
Monarch |
The Times Concise |
11 Sep 2018 |
Measure length between Parisian street and river |
|
|
The measure of a leader? |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Aug 2018 |
Overrule Robert hoarding stationery |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Aug 2018 |
Any king |
Universal |
16 Aug 2018 |
Measure head |
|
|
King, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2018 |
King, e.g |
The Washington Post |
04 Aug 2018 |
Straight stick of a sort |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2018 |
King or queen |
|
|
Has the measure of most things in the castle |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 May 2018 |
It is used to draw a king or queen perhaps |
|
|
It helps draw the line |
Universal |
02 Apr 2018 |
Measuring stick |
Canadiana |
02 Apr 2018 |
Instrument for measuring sovereign? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Mar 2018 |
One issuing edicts |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Mar 2018 |
Straight edge; monarch |
The Times Concise |
27 Feb 2018 |
King perhaps left after game with the Queen |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Feb 2018 |
King or queen |
The Washington Post |
28 Jan 2018 |
King or queen |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2018 |
The measure of a king |
|
|
Sovereign |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jan 2018 |
Means of measuring a sovereign |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jan 2018 |
One never deviates as a sovereign |
|
|
Czar or kaiser |
|
|
King or queen |
|
|
King, e.g. |
|
|
Any king |
|
|
Common measurer |
|
|
It helps draw the line |
|
|
Measuring tool |
|
|
Regularly trouble earl and monarch |
|
|
Despot, for instance |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2017 |
Item in a school desk |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2017 |
Yardstick, e.g |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2017 |
Schoolbag item |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Oct 2017 |
Monarch |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2017 |
Something made to measure for emperor |
|
|
It helps keep things straight |
New York Times |
03 Sep 2017 |
Despot perhaps that should go straight |
|
|
One who holds sway and effects government |
The Guardian Speedy |
29 Jul 2017 |
Straight edge |
The Times Concise |
12 Jul 2017 |
Manager left in regret before start of relegation |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jun 2017 |
Device to measure radius mathematician's topped |
|
|
Measurement tool |
Universal |
11 May 2017 |
Chief measure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 May 2017 |
Common bookbag item |
Universal |
24 Apr 2017 |
Yardstick |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2017 |
Yardstick |
The Washington Post |
14 Apr 2017 |
Sovereign that will keep one going straight |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Mar 2017 |
Sovereign measure |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Feb 2017 |
One measures a big gun, perhaps? |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Jan 2017 |
One measures / a big gun, perhaps? |
|
|
Common bookbag item |
|
|
Yardstick, e.g. |
|
|
Item in a school desk |
|
|
It helps keep things straight |
|
|
Yardstick |
|
|
Measurement tool |
|
|
Source of line, line penned in regret, right? |
|
|
Chief |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Nov 2016 |
Monarch |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2016 |
Liberal dons feel sorry for king … and queen? |
|
|
It can create long lines |
Universal |
27 Sep 2016 |
King Herod, not an ordinary man |
|
|
Measuring aid |
Family Time |
21 Aug 2016 |
Kaiser or czar |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2016 |
The Queen of Hearts, vis-à-vis Wonderland |
The Washington Post |
19 Aug 2016 |
King or tsar |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2016 |
Queen or emperor |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2016 |
Straight schoolbag item |
Family Time |
10 Apr 2016 |
Measuring device |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2016 |
Kaiser or czar |
|
|
Measuring device |
|
|
King or tsar |
|
|
It can create long lines |
|
|
Country's leader |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Dec 2015 |
Autocrat's measure |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Dec 2015 |
Monarch starts off reforms using laws everyone respects |
|
|
Has the measure of one of those in charge of 2 down |
Irish Times Crosaire |
30 Nov 2015 |
Stick in school |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2015 |
Head? It helps one draw the line |
|
|
Monarch is to regret accepting Liberal Republican |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Nov 2015 |
Stick in school |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2015 |
Head? It helps one draw the line |
|
|
King or czar |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2015 |
Measure Aga, perhaps |
|
|
What stationer stocks: rubber for use in centre of carrel |
|
|
Measurer; monarch |
The Times Concise |
21 May 2015 |
Yardstick for one in command |
|
|
Potentate |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Apr 2015 |
King, say - one responsible for a line? |
|
|
Planet associated with a zodiac sign |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2015 |
Aid in drawing straight lines |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2015 |
One regrets keeping close to criminal overlord |
|
|
Aid in drawing straight lines |
|
|
Planet associated with a zodiac sign |
|
|
King or czar |
|
|
Stick in school |
|
|
Stick in school |
|
|
River with unusual lure for monarch |
|
|
Cattle stealer (no saint!) one put in charge |
|
|
Straight line could come from this king perhaps |
|
|
King and queen accepting extremely unusual measure |
|
|
King or emperor |
|
|
Desk-drawer item |
|
|
12-inch stick |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
Sovereign one |
|
|
Use it for good measure |
|
|
Stick in a school desk |
|
|
Dictator |
|
|
Kaiser or czar |
|
|
One who regrets drinking large measure |
|
|
Something marked off in school |
|
|
Back-to-school item |
|
|
Alanis lyric "Slap me with a splintered ___" |
|
|
Sovereign |
|
|
12-inch stick |
|
|
53-Down, for one |
|
|
Back-to-school shopping purchase |
|
|
Back-to-school item |
|
|
Band dictator |
|
|
Microsoft Word display option |
|
|
Shah, e.g. |
|
|
Sovereign measure |
|
|
Pencil box top, sometimes |
|
|
Measuring stick |
|
|
It's used for good measure |
|
|
Fiat source |
|
|
Measuring stick |
|
|
It's made to measure |
|
|
Measuring tool |
|
|
12" stick |
|
|
Viceroy, e.g. |
|
|
Schoolbag item |
|
|
It can set things straight |
|
|
Queen, e.g. |
|
|
Stick for guidance |
|
|
Measuring stick |
|
|
Measuring aid |
|
|
Measuring tool |
|
|
Emperor, for instance |
|
|
Commander |
|
|
It's used for good measure |
|
|
It's a foot long |
|
|
Kaiser or czar |
|
|
Foot-long stick, often |
|
|
Foot-long stick |
|
|
Desk drawer item |
|
|
One in charge |
|
|
Monarch |
|
|
Throne occupant |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
Measuring aid |
|
|
Head |
|
|
Foot-long stick, often |
|
|
Commander |
|
|
Geometry class tool |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
Measuring aid |
|
|
Head |
|
|
Foot-long school tool |
|
|
Foot-long school tool |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
King or queen |
|
|
Back-to-school purchase |
|
|
It's for good measure |
|
|
It's often a foot long |
|
|
It's made to measure |
|
|
Line-drawing aid |
|
|
It's often a foot long |
|
|
Pencil-box accessory |
|
|
Regent, for one |
|
|
Throne occupier |
|
|
Makeshift punishment device |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Measuring stick |
|
|
School desk item |
|
|
Pencil-box accessory |
|
|
Line item? |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Sovereign |
|
|
Line-drawing aid |
|
|
It's for good measure |
|
|
It's ticked off |
|
|
Crown wearer |
|
|
Knuckle rapper |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Back-to-school purchase |
|
|
Pencil box top, often |
|
|
Stick in a desk |
|
|
Czar or king |
|
|
Sovereign |
|
|
It's for good measure |
|
|
Knuckle rapper |
|
|
Foot of wood |
|
|
It's often 12 inches long |
|
|
Measurement stick |
|
|
Schoolbag item |
|
|
Something for good measure |
|
|
Pencil-box item |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Kaiser, e.g. |
|
|
Foot-long thing |
|
|
King, e.g. |
|
|
Emir or emperor |
|
|
Drawing help |
|
|
King or queen, e.g. |
|
|
Foot-long measurer |
|
|
Rapper in class? |
|
|
Desk drawer item |
|
|
Foot-long measurer |
|
|
Throne occupant, frequently |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
King or czar |
|
|
Despot |
|
|
Schoolbag item |
|
|
Item in many offices |
|
|
Monarch, for one |
|
|
Potentate |
|
|
Stick in school |
|
|
Czarina or prime minister |
|
|
Khan, e.g. |
|
|
Stick in school |
|
|
Head honcho |
|
|
King, for one |
|
|
Back-to-school purchase |
|
|
Line tamer? |
|
|
Rapper in class? |
|
|
Line-drawing aid |
|
|
Governor that needs to be straight |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
Monarch or measure |
|
|
Head of state |
|
|
Tsar, for one |
|
|
Pencil-box accessory |
|
|
Use it to go straight |
|
|
Makeshift punishment tool |
|
|
Desk-drawer item |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Tsar or king |
|
|
What "Henry" means, literally |
|
|
Crowned head |
|
|
Marked stick |
|
|
It's for good measure |
|
|
King or queen |
|
|
Knuckle rapper |
|
|
Stick in school |
|
|
Makeshift punishment device |
|
|
Czar |
|
|
12-inch stick |
|
|
King or emperor |
|
|
Mars, to Aries, in astrology |
|
|
King or queen |
|
|
King or Kaiser |
|
|
Desk item |
|
|
School tool |
|
|
Desk item |
|
|
Overlord |
|
|
Measure |
|
|
Khedive |
|
|
Measuring device |
|
|
Archon, e.g. |
|
|
Monarch |
|
|
Yardstick |
|
|
Dey or czar |
|
|
Elizabeth II, e.g. |
|
|
Autocrat |
|
|
Measuring instrument |
|
|
Straightedge |
|
|
Dynast |
|
|
Pharaoh, e.g. |
|
|
Archon |
|
|
T square |
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Man with a scepter |
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Dey or bey |
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School-box item |
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Pencil-box item |
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Potentate |
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Nicholas, for one |
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Sovereign. |
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Queen |
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Crowned head. |
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T square. |
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Desk item. |
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Monarch. |
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Queen. |
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Schoolroom need. |
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Straightedge. |
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Governor. |
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King. |
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Desk accessory. |
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Yardstick. |
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School appurtenance. |
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Potentate. |
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Measure. |
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Queen Salote, for instance. |
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Old school weapon. |
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Straight edge. |
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Drawer's guide. |
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