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 |
| BIGCHEESE | 3 % | 9 |
| CHIEF | 3 % | 5 |
| MISTERBIG | 3 % | 9 |
| NUMEROUNO | 3 % | 9 |
| BIGENCHILADA | 2 % | 12 |
| BIBCHEESE | 1 % | 9 |
| FEARLESSLEDA | 1 % | 12 |
| EXEC | 1 % | 4 |
| MAJORDOMO | 1 % | 9 |
| PREXY | 1 % | 5 |
| BOSSMAN | 1 % | 7 |
| RULER | 1 % | 5 |
| BIGWIG | 1 % | 6 |
| TOPMAN | 1 % | 6 |
| BIG CHEESE | 1 % | 10 |
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 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 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 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 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 BIGENCHILADA
More clues leading to the result BIBCHEESE
More clues leading to the result FEARLESSLEDA
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 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 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 BOSSMAN
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 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 TOPMAN
- Sailor aloft
- Ike, for instance.
- Chief or boss.
- High-grade executive.
- The boss.
- Sailor stationed aloft
- Boss
- Honcho
- Head honcho