| RULE | "As a ___ of thumb..." |
| RULE | "Collect $200 after passing Go," e.g. |
| RULE | "Diagonal words are not allowed" is one in Scrabble |
| RULE | "Do not open my dressing room door," e.g. |
| RULE | "Don't run in the house," e.g. |
| RULE | "Employees must wash hands before returning to work," e.g. |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants To ___ the World" |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" (#1 hit by Tears for Fears) |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" (Tears for Fears hit song) |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" (Tears for Fears hit) |
| RULE | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" (Tears for Fears song) |
| RULE | "First in, first out," e.g. |
| RULE | "I ___!" (shout of exultation) |
| RULE | "I before E except after C," e.g. |
| RULE | "I before e, except after c" is a flawed one |
| RULE | "I before e, except after c," e.g. |
| RULE | "Let Love ___" (Lenny Kravitz hit song) |
| RULE | "Look both ways before crossing," e.g. |
| RULE | "Look twice before crossing," e.g. |
| RULE | "No TV during dinner," maybe |
| RULE | "No cellphone at dinner," say |
| RULE | "No cellphones at dinner," say |
| RULE | "No diagonal words," in Scrabble |
| RULE | "No double bouncing" at a trampoline park, say |
| RULE | "No double dribbling," for one |
| RULE | "No glass allowed in pool area," for one |
| RULE | "No hits below the belt" or "always dribble the ball when moving," e.g. |
| RULE | "No jumping on the couch," e.g. |
| RULE | "No offensive player may trip an opponent," e.g. |
| RULE | "No outside food," e.g. |
| RULE | "No outside food," for example |
| RULE | "No phones in class," e.g. |
| RULE | "No running near the pool," e.g. |
| RULE | "No running with scissors" or "no turn on red," for instance |
| RULE | "No running," e.g |
| RULE | "No shirt, no shoes, no service," e.g. |
| RULE | "No shoes in the house," for example |
| RULE | "No shoes, no shirt, no service," e.g. |
| RULE | "No sliding" in senior softball, e.g. |
| RULE | "One ring to ___ them all...," inscription on the One Ring from "The Lord of the Rings" |
| RULE | "Only one hotel may be erected on any one property," e.g. |
| RULE | "Only one hotel may be erected on any one property," for example |
| RULE | "Players may not loan money to other players" is one in Monopoly |
| RULE | "Roll doubles to get out of jail" or "You do not talk about Fight Club" |
| RULE | "Starting with the Banker, each player in turn throws the dice," e.g. |
| RULE | "The Stranger Beside Me" crime writer Ann |
| RULE | "The first ___ of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club" |
| RULE | "What are the ___ of this game?" |
| RULE | "You do not talk about Fight Club," e.g. |
| RULE | "___ of thumb" |
| RULE | "___ of thumb" (general guideline) |
| RULE | "___ of thumb" (guide) |
| RULE | "___ the roost" (be in complete control) |
| RULE | "___, Britannia" |
| RULE | ''Golden'' principle |
| RULE | (Golden [?) out] |
| RULE | A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow |
| RULE | Act as an arbiter |
| RULE | Act as arbiter |
| RULE | Announce a decision |
| RULE | Are awesome |
| RULE | As a __; generally |
| RULE | As a __; usually |
| RULE | As a ___ (normally) |
| RULE | As a ___ (usually) |
| RULE | Be a monarch |
| RULE | Be absolutely awesome |
| RULE | Be awesome |
| RULE | Be awesome, these days |
| RULE | Be decisive |
| RULE | Be in charge |
| RULE | Be in power |
| RULE | Be king over |
| RULE | Be on the throne |
| RULE | Be queenly |
| RULE | Be super awesome |
| RULE | Be the best, in slang |
| RULE | Be the best, so to speak |
| RULE | Be the bomb |
| RULE | Be the coolest |
| RULE | Be the master of |
| RULE | Be the monarch |
| RULE | Be way cool, slangily |
| RULE | Bending one may fetch you trouble |
| RULE | Bit of law |
| RULE | Board game regulation |
| RULE | Bylaw |
| RULE | Call the shots |
| RULE | Can be golden |
| RULE | Cardinal __ |
| RULE | Command the kingdom |
| RULE | Common regulation |
| RULE | Control |
| RULE | Control a nation like a king |
| RULE | Control the realm |
| RULE | Courts and kings do it |
| RULE | Decide from the bench |
| RULE | Decree |
| RULE | Dictate |
| RULE | Dictum |
| RULE | Directive |
| RULE | Do a judicial job |
| RULE | Do a queen's job |
| RULE | Do or don't |
| RULE | Do ref work |
| RULE | Dominate |
| RULE | Dominion |
| RULE | Eliminate, with "out" |
| RULE | Emulate an arbitrator |
| RULE | Exclude, with "out" |
| RULE | Exercise authority |
| RULE | Exercise power over |
| RULE | Find irrevocably |
| RULE | Formula |
| RULE | Game guideline |
| RULE | Game limitation |
| RULE | Game player's concern |
| RULE | Game regulation |
| RULE | Gameplay guideline |
| RULE | Gaming regulation |
| RULE | General principle |
| RULE | Golden ___ (principle to follow) |
| RULE | Golden, e.g. |
| RULE | Govern |
| RULE | Govern like a king, say |
| RULE | Govern over subjects |
| RULE | Govern with complete power |
| RULE | Governance |
| RULE | Governing power |
| RULE | Governing prinicple |
| RULE | Governing regulation |
| RULE | Guide for conduct |
| RULE | Guideline |
| RULE | Guideline for players of a game |
| RULE | Guideline to be followed |
| RULE | Hand down a decision |
| RULE | Hand down a decision in court |
| RULE | Hand down a verdict |
| RULE | Have dominion over |
| RULE | Have sovereignty |
| RULE | Have the final say |
| RULE | Have the throne |
| RULE | Hold power |
| RULE | Hold sway |
| RULE | Hold sway over |
| RULE | Hold the scepter |
| RULE | Hold the throne |
| RULE | Hoyle edict |
| RULE | Imperative |
| RULE | Infield fly ___ (baseball term) |
| RULE | Issue a decision |
| RULE | Issue a judgment from the bench |
| RULE | Issue a verdict |
| RULE | It may be broken by a rebel |
| RULE | It may be standing |
| RULE | It may begin "Do not ..." |
| RULE | It might be unspoken |
| RULE | Ja Rule album |
| RULE | Ja ___, hip hop star who had an infamous fallout with 50 Cent |
| RULE | Law |
| RULE | Lay down the law |
| RULE | Legislate |
| RULE | Legislation |
| RULE | Line at a stationery store? |
| RULE | Listing in Hoyle's |
| RULE | Lord over |
| RULE | Lure away from law |
| RULE | Make a call |
| RULE | Make a decision |
| RULE | Make a judicial decision |
| RULE | Make the call |
| RULE | Measuring stick |
| RULE | Occupy the throne |
| RULE | One made up each time a person wins, in some drinking games |
| RULE | One might ban dogs from playing basketball |
| RULE | One of the pre-set regulations of a particular sport, say |
| RULE | Order |
| RULE | Order to be followed |
| RULE | Order, directive |
| RULE | Paper partition |
| RULE | Part of a board game's instructions |
| RULE | Part of a game's instructions |
| RULE | Pattern |
| RULE | Precept |
| RULE | Preside (over) |
| RULE | Preside over |
| RULE | Preside over a kingdom |
| RULE | Principle |
| RULE | Provision that says a dog can't play basketball, e.g. |
| RULE | Raj |
| RULE | Referee's guideline |
| RULE | Referee's knowledge |
| RULE | Regnum |
| RULE | Regulation |
| RULE | Regulation or law |
| RULE | Regulation, law |
| RULE | Reign |
| RULE | Reign of a king (rhymes with "cool") |
| RULE | Reign over |
| RULE | Reign over a kingdom, say |
| RULE | Reign over, as a royal kingdom |
| RULE | Render a judgment |
| RULE | Render a verdict |
| RULE | Rhyming corollary to “drool” |
| RULE | Run one's realm |
| RULE | Run the country, like a queen |
| RULE | Run the kingdom, like a queen |
| RULE | Run the show |
| RULE | Run things |
| RULE | See 14 Across |
| RULE | See 6 |
| RULE | See 6 Down |
| RULE | See 7 Down |
| RULE | Sit on a royal throne |
| RULE | Slide __ |
| RULE | Slide ___ (old-timey mathematical device) |
| RULE | Something you must not break, in a game |
| RULE | Statute, decree |
| RULE | Stickler's citation |
| RULE | Straight line |
| RULE | Strict guideline backed by legality |
| RULE | The Golden ___ |
| RULE | The Golden ___ ("Do unto others ...") |
| RULE | The exception that proves the ___ |
| RULE | The opposite of drool? |
| RULE | Three strikes and you're out, e.g. |
| RULE | Thumb standard with of |
| RULE | Use a straightedge |
| RULE | Wear the crown |
| RULE | Wear the crown? |
| RULE | What a king was born to do |
| RULE | What a monarch does |
| RULE | What kings and queens do |
| RULE | What kings do |
| RULE | What kings do while they sit on the throne |
| RULE | What some queens do |
| RULE | Wield authority |
| RULE | Word that may be defiantly rhymed with "schmool" |
| RULE | Word with gag and ground |
| RULE | Word with home or slide |
| RULE | Word with slide or home |
| RULE | Written order |
| RULE | __ of thumb |
| RULE | ___ of thirds (guideline often followed by visual artists) |
| RULE | ___ of thumb |
| RULE | ___ of thumb (approximate method) |
| RULE | ___ of thumb (general guideline) |
| RULE | ___ of thumb (general rule) |
| RULE | ___ of thumb (guideline) |
| RULE | ___ of thumb (guiding principle) |
| RULE | ___ the roost (be in charge) |
| RULE | ___ the roost (be in control) |
| RULE | ___ the roost (be in total control) |
| RULE | ___s and regulations |
| RULE | --> "No Diving" |
| RULE | “One Ring to ___ them all . . .” |