Killers Boxing Clever Officers Found Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CAPTAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CAPTAIN

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	26%	9		Military officers who assist higher-ranking officers
3	26%	9		Military officers ranking above corporals and below warrant officers

We think the answer is "CAPTAIN" which means:

noun

• An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
• The naval officer in command of a military ship
• A policeman in charge of a precinct
• An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
• The leader of a group of people
• The pilot in charge of an airship
• A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

verb

• Be the captain of a sports team

An example sentence would be:

• "The captain of the soccer team is injured."
• "The captain of the ship steered us through the storm."

We think you're currently doing a The Guardian Cryptic crossword, and other users also searched for these clues:

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Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic21 Mar 2013	Down 20
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	Clue	Source
1	A bird found in the officers' mess? The Guardian Cryptic - 21 Jun 2001	The Guardian Cryptic / 21 Jun 2001
2	A military rank between noncommissioned officers and commissioned officers
3	Beastly noises from boxing promoter, who doesn't open boxing institute The Guardian Cryptic - 23 Mar 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 23 Mar 2012
4	Clubs, possibly, where naval officers may be found The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Dec 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Dec 2011
5	Military officers who assist higher-ranking officers
6	One clever enough to win every argument … but not clever enough not to New York Times - 05 Jan 2024	New York Times / 05 Jan 2024
7	Serial killers found on 13, reportedly? The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Nov 2001	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Nov 2001

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Hook or Bligh
Abraham Lincoln, in a Whitman poem
Biblical character without fitting rank
Team leader
I'm the head, so I can get upset about Parent-Teacher Association
Second man fitting in as chief officer
Skip a page during Act 1, adapted before opening night
Skipper, international, leading reserves at home
Leading player, coked-out, missing from action-packed game

Killer devouring suitable officer
Hook perhaps likely to be concealed by murderer
Title that can precede the starts of 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across
Officer liable to stop brother's killer
Lead (a team)
Old superhero to beat, I am a certain criminal
Commander of a ship
Leader in a pact that's been arranged
Leader's liable to be entertained by relative killer

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