The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SKIPPERS , but the solution may also be OVERSEES which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Washington Post).
Captains crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPPERS | 50 % | 8 |
| FOURSTRIPERS | 25 % | 12 |
| OVERSEES | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Captains
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- police chief
- chieftain
- master
- sea captain
- skipper
- head waiter
- police captain
- senior pilot
- aeroplanes
- aircraft
- bosses
- capt
Crossword Answer definitions
SKIPPERS noun- The master of a ship.
- A coach, director, or other leader.
- The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
- Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
- A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
- Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
- Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.
- A young, thoughtless person.
- The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leaps to escape predators.
- A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
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