Answer: duke

AnswerCrossword Clue
DUKERank above marquis
DUKEWayne's nickname
DUKENorth Carolina university
DUKECoach Krzyzewski's university
DUKEBritish nobleman
DUKE2001 NCAA basketball champion
DUKECoach K's team
DUKEBlue Devils' school
DUKEBritish noble
DUKEEpithet for Wayne
DUKEFist, slangily
DUKEBo or Luke of Hazzard County
DUKEBandleader Ellington
DUKENixon alma mater
DUKEWayne sobriquet
DUKEFist, so to speak
DUKENorth Carolina school
DUKEComposer Ellington
DUKEDurham school
DUKENickname for John Wayne, with "the"
dukemale given name
DUKESchool in Durham
DUKEPrince Andrew, to York
DUKEBlue Devils' home
DUKEEllington or Wellington
DUKECooperstown's Snider
DUKEHome of the Blue Devils
DUKEEastern hoops powerhouse
DUKEFilmdom nickname, with "the"
DUKEJohn Wayne's nickname, with "the"
DUKEMarquis's superior
DUKEHigh placed nobleman
DUKEHighest grade of the British peerage
DUKE"Doonesbury" reprobate
DUKE1999 college basketball powerhouse
DUKE"Doonesbury" presidential candidate
DUKEEllington of jazz
DUKEHazzard County surname
DUKEWellington's title
DUKENobleman