The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word POW which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2008.
John McCain, once crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| POW | 100 % | 3 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: John McCain, once
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pow
 - senate
 - papa
 - eli
 - bronco
 - mayor
 - senator
 - ted
 - audacity
 - listen
 - bud
 - knife
 
Crossword Answer definitions
POW noun- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
 - A formal election.
 - A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
 - (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
 - (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
 - The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
 - The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
 
- A pet parrot.
 
- (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
 
- The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
 - A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
 - An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
 
- A very pale blue colour.
 
- Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing
 
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