The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOSS , but the solution may also be BIG CHEESE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Head honcho crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
BOSS | 30 % | 4 |
TOPBANANA | 15 % | 9 |
MRBIG | 11 % | 5 |
CEO | 8 % | 3 |
TOPDOG | 7 % | 6 |
PREZ | 6 % | 4 |
CHIEF | 3 % | 5 |
BIGCHEESE | 3 % | 9 |
NUMEROUNO | 3 % | 9 |
MISTERBIG | 3 % | 9 |
BIGENCHILADA | 2 % | 12 |
BOSSMAN | 1 % | 7 |
EXEC | 1 % | 4 |
BIGWIG | 1 % | 6 |
PREXY | 1 % | 5 |
BIBCHEESE | 1 % | 9 |
BIG CHEESE | 1 % | 10 |
RULER | 1 % | 5 |
MAJORDOMO | 1 % | 9 |
TOPMAN | 1 % | 6 |
FEARLESSLEDA | 1 % | 12 |
Why may BIG-CHEESE be the right solution?
The term "big cheese" is a colloquial expression that means an important or influential person, often used to refer to a leader or head honcho in a group or organization.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Head honcho
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- big wheel
- big shot
- head man
- supremo
- honcho
- head
- chief
- boss
- grandboss
- top dog
- superboss
- number one
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 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 MRBIG
- "Live and Let Die" villain
- Head honcho
- Underworld boss, slangily
- Top dog
- Title for a wheeler-dealer
- "To Be With You" band
- Top banana
- Underworld higher-up
- Boss, slangily
- Head honcho personified
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 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 PREZ
- W., once, and O now
- Title sought by Hil, Jeb, et al.
- The man
- Chief exec
- Biz honcho
- Head honcho
- Leader hidden in 5-, 9-, 11-, and 34-Down, informally
- Political cartoon subject, informally
- Oval Office occupant, colloquially
- Head honcho, briefly
More clues leading to the result CHIEF
- Head honcho
- Kansas City footballer
- Primary
- Main
- Leading
- Crazy Horse, e.g.
- Most important
- Crazy Horse, for one
- Maxwell Smart's boss
- Firehouse foreman
More clues leading to the result BIGCHEESE
- Influential person, slangily
- VIP
- Head of the spread?
- High-muck-a-muck
- Top dog
- Pooh-bah
- Head honcho
- Important person, to a food critic?
- *Top dog
- Influential person
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 MISTERBIG
- Top banana
- Head honcho
- Top dog
- "To Be With You" rock band
- Stereotypical gangster leader
- Stereotypical gangster film character
More clues leading to the result BIGENCHILADA
More clues leading to the result BOSSMAN
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 BIGWIG
- 43 Down, e.g.
- VIP
- Kingpin
- Important person
- Very important person.
- VIP.
- Panjandrum, modern style.
- Important fellow.
- V.I.P.
- Heavyweight
More clues leading to the result PREXY
- Head on campus
- Veep's superior
- College veep's superior
- University head, slangily
- Top dog
- College head, slangily
- College bigwig, slangily
- College head
- Corporate boss, informally
- Chief exec
More clues leading to the result BIBCHEESE
More clues leading to the result BIG CHEESE
More clues leading to the result RULER
- Line item?
- Measurement stick
- Measuring stick
- Despot
- Knuckle rapper
- Straightedge
- Something for good measure
- Pharaoh, e.g.
- Dynast
- Rapper in class?
More clues leading to the result MAJORDOMO
- Head steward.
- Jocularly, a butler.
- Chief steward.
- Steward.
- Leader of a sort
- Head honcho
- Chief steward
- Personal manager
- Chief butler
More clues leading to the result TOPMAN
- Sailor aloft
- Ike, for instance.
- Chief or boss.
- High-grade executive.
- The boss.
- Sailor stationed aloft
- Boss
- Honcho
- Head honcho