The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOSS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Big cheese crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
BOSS | 33 % | 4 |
NABOB | 17 % | 5 |
EXEC | 7 % | 4 |
HEADHONCHO | 6 % | 10 |
VIP | 4 % | 3 |
PANJANDRUM | 3 % | 10 |
MUCKETYMUCK | 3 % | 11 |
CEO | 3 % | 3 |
HONCHO | 3 % | 6 |
THEMOON | 2 % | 7 |
TOPBANANA | 2 % | 9 |
EDAM | 2 % | 4 |
CAPODEICAPI | 2 % | 11 |
KINGPIN | 2 % | 7 |
KING | 1 % | 4 |
POOBAH | 1 % | 6 |
NUMEROUNO | 1 % | 9 |
TOPDOG | 1 % | 6 |
FATCAT | 1 % | 6 |
JEFE | 1 % | 4 |
LEADER | 1 % | 6 |
KRAFT | 1 % | 5 |
Why may BOSS be the right solution?
"Big cheese" is a common idiom meaning an important or powerful person. "Boss" is a synonym for an important or powerful person, making it a fitting answer for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Big cheese
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- big enchilada
- grand fromage
- big fish
- bigwig
- big white chief
- head honcho
- big wheel
- big shot
- big deal
- mr. big
- supremo
- top dog
Crossword Answer definitions
BOSS noun- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- A term of address to a man.
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Wife.
- To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- Of excellent quality, first-rate.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
- A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
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 BOSS
- Head honcho
- Top dog at work
- "Meet the new ___ ..."
- Michael Scott or Mr. Slate
- Michael Scott, e.g.
- Big cheese
- Fire man?
- Springsteen sobriquet
- Superior at work
- First-rate
More clues leading to the result NABOB
- Person of wealth and prominence
- Fat cat
- Big spender
- Wealthy one
- Millionaire
- Big wheel or fat cat
- Big cheese
- Big wheel
- Business bigwig
- Man of means
More clues leading to the result EXEC
- CEO is one
- Mahogany Row denizen
- Corp. bigwig
- Top dog
- Member of the brass
- Brass member
- High-level manager
- Board fig.
- Board member
- Board member, for short
More clues leading to the result HEADHONCHO
- Big cheese
- See 18-Across
- Top dog
- Big boss
- Top banana
- *Numero uno
- *Big boss
- Hard-driving leader
- Boss of bosses
- Top boss
More clues leading to the result VIP
- Big shot
- Bigwig
- CEO, e.g.
- Kind of treatment
- High-muck-a-muck
- Person who gets to go to a special room at the club
- All-access pass holder
- Best of the best, briefly
- Cabot or Lodge, in Boston
- Bigwig (abbr.)
More clues leading to the result PANJANDRUM
- Big cheese
- A pompous official.
- Cousin of a Pooh-Bah.
- Pretentious official.
- Pompous official
- Pretentious official
- Pooh-bah
- Muck-a-muck
- Self-important bureaucrat
More clues leading to the result MUCKETYMUCK
More clues leading to the result CEO
- Board-room VIP
- Corporate VIP
- Head honcho
- Company VIP
- Company head
- Corp, exec
- Corp. jet passenger
- Corporate exec
- Top executive
- Big boss
More clues leading to the result HONCHO
More clues leading to the result THEMOON
- Tarot card that usually has a dog and a wolf on it
- See 40 Across
- Man in ___.
- Big cheese?
- Thing to "shoot," in hearts
- Tarot card often depicting a dog and a wolf
- Tarot card that may represent fear
More clues leading to the result TOPBANANA
- Burlesque-show headliner
- VIP
- Big cheese
- Head of the spread?
- Vaudeville headliner
- Kingpin
- Leading comedian
- Leading vaudeville star
- Head honcho
- Big boss
More clues leading to the result EDAM
- A cheese
- Cracker cheese
- Dutch cheese
- Gouda alternative
- Mild cheese
- Netherlands town
- Red-coated cheese
- Wax-coated cheese
- Cheese city
- Dutch treat
More clues leading to the result CAPODEICAPI
More clues leading to the result KINGPIN
- Top dog
- Leader
- Cartel chief
- Man at the top
- Chief
- Big cheese
- Capo di tutti capi
- Bigwig
- Chief person in a group: Colloq.
- Top man.
More clues leading to the result KING
- Author of 14A
- Double-decker checker
- Board member?
- Chess piece
- Card
- Hotel room option
- Back-row piece
- Double checker
- January honoree
- Nickname for Elvis
More clues leading to the result POOBAH
- High-muck-a-muck
- Muckety-muck
- Authority
- Pompous authority
- Pompous official
- Bureaucratic bigwig
- Bigwig
- Big cheese
More clues leading to the result NUMEROUNO
- Words for a leader
- Oneself above others
- Top dog
- The most important person
- Big cheese
- First-rate
- Oneself
- Head honcho
- *Honcho
- Person to look out for
More clues leading to the result TOPDOG
- Champion
- Leader
- One of the highest authority
- Boss
- Champ
- Head honcho
- Winner
- Alpha male
- Big wheel
- Pick of the litter?
More clues leading to the result FATCAT
- Loaded person
- Wealthy string-puller
- Wealthy guy
- Wealthy one, in slang
- Campaign bankroller
- Garfield, due to lasagna?
- Wealthy PAC contributor
- Rich dude
- Wealthy contributor
- Garfield of cartoons, literally
More clues leading to the result JEFE
- Chihuahua chief
- Francisco Franco, ___ del Estado
- Barcelona boss
- President of Mexico
- Guerrilla leader
- Junta leader
- Chief, in Chiapas
- Boss, in Barcelona
- Boss, usually following "El"
- Big kahuna
More clues leading to the result LEADER
- Big cheese
- Cadre honcho
- Chief
- Pacesetter
- Man with a baton
- Head
- Guide
- Boss
- One at the top of the board
- Orchestra conductor, e.g.