Authoritative orders
The crossword clue "Authoritative orders" is answered by DICTA, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DICTA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DICTA answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DECREES (1 uses in xd)
- MANDATES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DICTA
Every other clue in this collection answered by DICTA, most used first.
- Pronouncements - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Formal pronouncements - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
- Formal decrees - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Formal rulings - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Decrees - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
- Authoritative pronouncements - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Authoritative statements - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Maxims - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
- Judicial opinions - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Orders - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Sayings. - used 7 times, most recently in 1982
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Follows orders - OBEYS, used 80 times
- Pub orders - PINTS, used 31 times
- Court orders - WRITS, used 19 times
- Saloon orders - BEERS, used 18 times
- Fountain orders - SODAS, used 15 times
- Bar orders - BEERS, used 14 times
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