The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word CPA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| CPA | 75 % | 3 | 
| CALC | 8 % | 4 | 
| STATIST | 8 % | 7 | 
| QUANT | 8 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Number cruncher, for short
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cpa
 - math
 - data
 - auditor
 - counterculture
 - number crunching
 - shy
 - ordinal
 - prime
 - ream
 - shorthanded
 - straddle
 
Crossword Answer definitions
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 CPA
- One for the books: Abbr.
 - Accountable person?
 - Balancer, of sorts
 - Numbers man
 - Books reviewer
 - IRS adviser
 - IRS worker
 - P&L preparer
 - Apr. workhorse
 - GAO employee
 
More clues leading to the result CALC
- Adv. math course
 - Study of curves, briefly
 - Advanced math
 - Math subj.
 - Math class, for short
 - Course often taken after trig
 - Coll. math course
 - Branch of math, briefly
 - Math class, briefly
 - Course taken after trig, perhaps
 
More clues leading to the result STATIST
- Tea Partier's opponent
 - Rarely a reformer
 - Supporter of a strong, centralized government
 - Number cruncher, for short
 - Libertarian adversary
 - Advocate of centralized government.
 - Believer in republican government.
 - Type of totalitarian.
 - Anarchist's opposite
 - Advocate of centralized government