The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BRASS which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2011.
Higher-ups crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRASS | 25 % | 5 |
| SUPERIORS | 25 % | 9 |
| TOPBRASS | 25 % | 8 |
| SOPRANI | 13 % | 7 |
| HONCHOS | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Higher-ups
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- above
- in a higher place
- to a higher place
- upper management
- superiors
- top brass
- executives
- high command
- high level
- management
- supervisors
- power structure
Crossword Answer definitions
BRASS noun- A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
- A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments
- Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
- The colour of brass.
- (used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers.
- A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
- Money.
- Inferior composition.
- To coat with brass.
- Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
- Of the colour of brass.
- Impertinent, bold: brazen.
- Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
- Of inferior composition.
- Brass in pocket; money.
- A brass nail; a prostitute.
- Brass monkey; cold.
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 BRASS
- Copper and zinc alloy
- High-ranking military officers
- Military material?
- Self-assurance
- Military leaders
- Pentagon figures
- Top military
- Marching band, largely
- Orchestra section
- Effrontery
More clues leading to the result SUPERIORS
More clues leading to the result TOPBRASS
- Pentagon people
- General assembly?
- Pentagon personnel
- Highest-ranking personnel
- Military bigwigs
- Head honchos
- Higher-ups
- Military higher-ups
- *Military bigwigs
- Five-star flugelhorns?
More clues leading to the result SOPRANI
- Many operatic leads
- Sills and others
- They have the highest ranges
- Some Italian singers
- Price and Bumbry
- Higher-ups?
- Sills, Price and others
- Tetrazzini and the like