| CHIEFS | Leaders or rulers of people or clans (6) |
| CHIEF | Leader or ruler of a people or clan, as in Heuchera 'Fire ___'! (5) |
| MEASURES | Units of capacity, height, weight etc; graduated tapes or rulers; slow stately dances; or, bars of music (8) |
| TRIBAL | To do with native groups or clans (6) |
| EMIRS | Moslem princes or rulers |
| TRIBE | One of the "three" phyles of the ancient Romans; a people or clan claiming a common ancestor; or, a group in the classification of animals (5) |
| DOMAIN | Estate or land owned or governed by a person, family or ruler; or, a field of knowledge (6) |
| ELDERS | Leaders or senior figures in a tribe or group (6) |
| BOSSES | Leaders or heads at work (6) |
| TOTEMS | Symbols of a tribe or clan (6) |
| SHEIKH | An Arab chief or ruler (6) |
| REVOLT | Rise up against a government or ruler (6) |
| HYENAS | A cackle or clan is the collective noun for these African carnivores (6) |
| FATHER | ____ figure, a senior person of experience and authority seen as a trusted leader or protector (6) |
| UMPIRE | Turn on empire without leader or referee (6) |
| BEHEAD | Become the leader or I'll cut you off (6) |
| ASSEMBLY | A gathering of pupils, shareholders, UN leaders or worshippers; a military signal by drumbeat or bugle call; or, an at-home, ball or reception (8) |
| POPEYE | You must follow religious leader or cartoon character |
| PLEA | Urgent request from top leaders or people appointed (4) |
| RABBINIC | Of Jewish leaders or priests (8) |
