The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MACES , but the solution may also be THRONES which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Symbols of authority crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MACES | 50 % | 5 |
| SCEPTERS | 15 % | 8 |
| BADGES | 10 % | 6 |
| RODS | 5 % | 4 |
| ROBES | 5 % | 5 |
| ORBS | 5 % | 4 |
| THRONES | 5 % | 7 |
| MANTLES | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Symbols of authority
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crest
- emblem
- badge
- seal
- filigree
- fret
- tape
- tracery
- pendant
- kraft
- round
- tissue paper
Crossword Answer definitions
MACES noun- A heavy fighting club.
- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
- A billiard cue.
- To hit someone or something with a mace.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
- To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MACES
- Spiked clubs
- Tools for clobbering
- Sprays in self-defense
- Symbols of power
- Sprays defensively
- Ceremonial staffs
- Big clubs
- Clubbing weapons
- Items in medieval arsenals
- Nutmeg spices
More clues leading to the result SCEPTERS
- Symbols of sovereignty
- Symbols of power
- Royal wands
- Symbols of authority
- Regal wands
- Batons.
- Royal emblems.
- Emblems of power.
- Royal maces.
- Symbols of authority.
More clues leading to the result BADGES
- Boy Scouts earn them
- Scouts earn them
- Signs of authority
- Some IDs
- Symbols of authority
- Scouting prizes
- Access requirements
- Sheriffs' IDs
- Cops' IDs
- Police identifiers
More clues leading to the result RODS
- Angler's tools
- Fish sticks?
- Retina cells
- Cones' counterparts
- Fishing sticks?
- Cells useful for seeing at night
- Counterparts of cones
- Curtain holders
- Abacus parts
- Cones' partners
More clues leading to the result ROBES
- Academic dress
- Terry garments
- Blubbers
- Justices' wear
- Choir wear
- Garb for acolytes
- Judicial closetful
- Spa wear
- Judges' garb
- Choir attire
More clues leading to the result ORBS
- Eyeballs
- Heavenly bodies
- Moons
- Peepers
- Globes
- Spheres
- Regal symbols
- Round regal symbols
- Space balls
- Sovereignty symbols
More clues leading to the result THRONES
- Regal perches
- What sovereigns occupy
- High chairs
- Kings' seats
- Regal seats
- High chairs?
- Sovereigns' seats
- Seats of power
- HBO's "Game of __"
- Royal seats