The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALPHA , but the solution may also be HEAD HONCHO which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Top (dog) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
ALPHA | 17 % | 5 |
NUMEROUNO | 9 % | 9 |
HEAD | 8 % | 4 |
PICKOFTHELITTER | 6 % | 15 |
MRBIG | 6 % | 5 |
CHAMP | 6 % | 5 |
KINGPIN | 6 % | 7 |
BIGKAHUNA | 5 % | 9 |
HEADHONCHO | 5 % | 10 |
BIGCHEESE | 5 % | 9 |
BOSS | 3 % | 4 |
EXEC | 2 % | 4 |
HONCHO | 2 % | 6 |
HIGHPRIEST | 2 % | 10 |
ONER | 2 % | 4 |
PREXY | 2 % | 5 |
CHIEF | 2 % | 5 |
MISTERBIG | 2 % | 9 |
HEAD HONCHO | 1 % | 11 |
KINGOFTHEHILL | 1 % | 13 |
GRANDPOOBAH | 1 % | 11 |
WINNER | 1 % | 6 |
BESTINSHOW | 1 % | 10 |
ALPHAMALE | 1 % | 9 |
LEADEROFTHEPACK | 1 % | 15 |
HISHIGHNESS | 1 % | 11 |
Why may HEAD-HONCHO be the right solution?
The phrase "top dog" is a metaphorical expression meaning the person in charge or the leader. "Head honcho" is a colloquial term that also means the person in charge or the boss. Therefore, "head honcho" is the right answer because it is a synonym for "top dog."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Top (dog)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- head
- chief
- race car
- hang on
- come to
- take on
- good time
- pile up
- stock car
- get together
- flying start
- black tie
Crossword Answer definitions
ALPHA noun- The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- Latin alpha
- The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
- The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
- A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
- (abbreviation) Alphabet.
- The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
- The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
- The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
- In omegaverse fiction, a person of a sexually-dominant (and sometimes secondary) gender/sex that is driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
- Designates the first in an order of precedence.
- (of person, object or action) exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
- Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation.
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 ALPHA
- Lead in for particle or wave
- Top (dog)
- Word before male or dog
- Greek leader?
- Kind of male
- Dominant male
- Kind of man or dog
- ___ male
- ___ male (one who always gets his way)
- Leading 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 HEAD
- Lead
- Cabbage unit
- Enterprise lavatory
- Facilities, aboard ship
- Highest in rank
- John, at sea?
- Peruke support
- Hollywood designer, Edith
- Kind of start
- With 2D, a Hollywood designer
More clues leading to the result PICKOFTHELITTER
- Cream of the crop
- Top dog
- Top dog, so to speak
- The best there is
- Finest
- First choice
- Top choice
- Prime choice
- Best selection
- Cream, so to speak
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 CHAMP
- Creed, In "Rocky"
- Top dog
- Belt holder
- He's #1
- Medalist
- Ring leader?
- Titleholder
- See 21 Across
- Winner
- One who's number one
More clues leading to the result KINGPIN
- Top dog
- Leader
- Cartel chief
- Man at the top
- Chief
- Big cheese
- Capo di tutti capi
- Bigwig
- Chief person in a group: Colloq.
- Top man.
More clues leading to the result BIGKAHUNA
More clues leading to the result HEADHONCHO
- Big cheese
- See 18-Across
- Top dog
- Big boss
- Top banana
- *Numero uno
- *Big boss
- Hard-driving leader
- Boss of bosses
- Top boss
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 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 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 HONCHO
More clues leading to the result HIGHPRIEST
More clues leading to the result ONER
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 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 HEAD HONCHO
More clues leading to the result KINGOFTHEHILL
More clues leading to the result GRANDPOOBAH
More clues leading to the result WINNER
- Circle occupier
- Leading man?
- Champion
- Contented competitor
- Blue ribbon taker
- One with the gold
- Trophy taker
- Rocky Marciano, for instance.
- Cozzens hero.
- ___ take all
More clues leading to the result BESTINSHOW
- 2000 Eugene Levy film with the tagline "Some pets deserve a little more respect than others"
- Animal's award
- *Westminster's top canine
- Westminster award
- Westminster title
- 2000 "mockumentary” about dogs
- Top dog
- Dog handler's dream
More clues leading to the result ALPHAMALE
- Leader of the pack
- *Leader of the pack
- Certain group leader
- Top dog
- Group leader of a sort
- 38-Across, in a sense
- First mate?
- Leading man?
- Head of the wolf pack
- Leader of the pack, sometimes
More clues leading to the result LEADEROFTHEPACK
- Front-runner's song?
- #1 song for the Shangri-Las
- 1964 #1 hit, and hint to theme found in last words of 18- and 64-Across and 3- and 31-Down
- P
- 1964 Shangri-Las hit ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across
- Big enchilada
- Shangri-Las song of '64
- Sinatra?
- 1964 #1 hit by the Shangri-Las ... or this puzzle's theme
- 1964 #1 hit with a motorcycle crash sound