Symbols of authority
The crossword clue "Symbols of authority" is answered by MACES, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MACES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MACES answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 1 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.
- SCEPTERS (3 uses in xd)
- BADGES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for MACES
Every other clue in this collection answered by MACES, most used first.
- Spiked clubs - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Knight clubs - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Medieval weapons - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Medieval clubs - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Authority - SAYSO, used 149 times
- Final authority - SAYSO, used 89 times
- Defy authority - REBEL, used 52 times
- Corporate symbols - LOGOS, used 31 times
- Computer symbols - ICONS, used 27 times
- Authority to decide - SAYSO, used 24 times
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