The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CAPT , but the solution may also be GEN which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in Newsday).
Army officer: Abbr crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAPT | 19 % | 4 |
| LIEUT | 14 % | 5 |
| GEN | 14 % | 3 |
| LTCOL | 10 % | 5 |
| COL | 10 % | 3 |
| ADJ | 10 % | 3 |
| GENL | 10 % | 4 |
| MAJ | 10 % | 3 |
| CSO | 5 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Army officer: Abbr
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- col
- gen
- pfc
- rotc
- mps
- gens
- awol
- corp
- exec
- ins
- sen
- colonel
Crossword Answer definitions
CAPT noun- A chief or leader.
- The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
- An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
- A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
- The leader of a group of workers.
- The head boy of a school.
- A maître d', a headwaiter.
- An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
- To cover or seal with a cap.
- To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- To lie over or on top of something.
- To surpass or outdo.
- To set an upper limit on something.
- To make something even more wonderful at the end.
- To select a player to play for a specified side.
- To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- To select to play for the national team.
- To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
- To deprive of a cap.
- To tell a lie.
- To convert text to uppercase.
- To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CAPT
- Bligh or Hook: Abbr.
- Lt.-Maj. go-between
- Hook, e.g.: Abbr.
- LAPD leader
- Apollo's rank on "Battlestar Galactica": Abbr.
- Below maj.
- Bos'n's boss (abbr.)
- NYPD honcho
- U.S.N. rank
- Canadian Forces rank, for short
More clues leading to the result LIEUT
- Fuzz of "Beetle Bailey," e.g.: Abbr.
- Rank below capt.
- NYPD rank
- Kind of col. or cmdr.
- Sgt.'s superior
- Mil. title literally meaning "holding a place"
- U.S. Navy officer
- Capt.'s inferior
- Striper, for short
- Mil. rank
More clues leading to the result GEN
- Col.'s boss
- First Bible bk.
- OT kickoff
- It follows Brig.
- David Petraeus, e.g.: Abbr.
- Man o' war?: Abbr.
- One with four stars: Abbr.
- Pershing, e.g.: Abbr.
- Petraeus's rank: Abbr.
- Petraeus, e.g.: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result LTCOL
- Bill Kilgore's mil. rank in "Apocalypse Now"
- Maj.'s major
- Maj. + promotion?
- Brass rank, briefly
- Rank above Maj.
- Superior to a maj.
- Henry Blake's title on "M*A*S*H"
- U.S. Army O-5
- Army rank above maj.
- Maj.'s next step up
More clues leading to the result COL
- Potter's rank: Abbr.
- Potter's title, briefly
- Below a gen
- Klink's TV rank
- Oldtime Radio's Stoopnagle
- Rank of H. Sanders
- Brig.'s subordinate
- Cathcart in "Catch-22": Abbr.
- Mil. rank achieved by Buzz Aldrin
- Mustard's rank: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result ADJ
- Modifying word: Abbr.
- Pt. of speech
- Branch of a sentence diagram: Abbr.
- Double or nothing, in Eng. class
- Double or nothing: Abbr.
- Modifying wd.
- Right or wrong, e.g.: Abbr.
- Part of speech (abbr.)
- N. modifier
- N. enhancer
More clues leading to the result GENL
- R.E. Lee, e.g.
- David Petraeus, e.g.: Abbr.
- Patton or Pershing (abbr.)
- Robt. E. Lee, e.g.
- Col.'s superior
- Lee, e.g.: Abbr.
- Robt. E. Lee, for one
- DDE, for one
- Grant, for one: Abbr.
- Short title for Lee
More clues leading to the result MAJ
- Min. counterpart
- Hot Lips' rank (abbr.)
- Army VIP
- Like some chords: abbr.
- USAF rank
- ___ Gen.
- Like some keys (abbr.)
- Lt. Col.'s subordinate
- Sheet-music abbr.
- Army rank (abbr.)