The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MAYOR which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2010.
City official crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAYOR | 44 % | 5 |
| ALDERMAN | 22 % | 8 |
| PLANNER | 11 % | 7 |
| MAYORESS | 6 % | 8 |
| RECORDER | 6 % | 8 |
| LISTER | 6 % | 6 |
| ASSESSOR | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: City official
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mayor
- alderman
- lister
- assessor
- mayoress
- planner
- capital
- vatican
- conservator
- remembrancer
- abidjan
- ban
Crossword Answer definitions
MAYOR noun- The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
- Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
- A member of a city council.
- A high justice, an important judge.
- A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
- A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
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 MAYOR
- Rudy and Ed, once
- Joe Quimby on "The Simpsons"
- Offical in 41 Across
- Ed Koch's book
- City official
- La Guardia, once
- Boston boss, for example
- Oakland's is Jerry Brown
- Borough boss
- Houston honcho, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ALDERMAN
- Local legislator
- Town council member
- Mr. Cute's title: Dickens' The Chimes.
- "In shape no bigger than an agate stone. On the forefinger of an ___.”
- Municipal officer.
- City official.
- Town official.
- Municipal office.
- Public official.
- City legislator.
More clues leading to the result PLANNER
- Wedding consultant
- Palm function
- Date book
- Its days are numbered
- Party consultant
- Strategist.
- Designer.
- Organizer.
- Program director.
- One looking to the future
More clues leading to the result MAYORESS
More clues leading to the result RECORDER
- Flute relative
- High-pitched wind
- See 35-Across
- Part of VCR
- Instrument with eight finger holes
- TiVo, e.g.
- Black box, e.g.
- Piccolo relative
- Flute kin
- Airplane's black box
More clues leading to the result LISTER
- Antiseptic surgery pioneer
- Antiseptic-surgery pioneer
- First antiseptic surgeon
- Surgeon for whom a mouthwash is named
- Antiseptic pioneer
- Father of antiseptic surgery (1827–1912).
- Introducer of antiseptic surgery (1827–1912).
- Founder of antiseptic surgery (1827–1912).
- Noted English surgeon (1827–1912).
- Famous English surgeon.