| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ascendant | Rising in power or influence |
| small | nor in influence, power, or rank |
| prepotent | preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant |
| muscles | Power or influence, esp. in a commercial or political context |
| anticlerical | Opposed to the power or influence of the clergy, esp. in politics |
| establishment | A group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy or taste, and seen as resisting change |
| establishments | A group in a society exercising power and influence over matters of policy or taste, and seen as resisting change |
