Cap'n's subordinate
The crossword clue "Cap'n's subordinate" is answered by BOSN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOSN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOSN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BOSN
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOSN, most used first.
- Cap'n's mate - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Cap'n's underling - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Petty officer - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Petty officer, for short - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
- Capt.'s deck aide - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Deck officer - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Subordinate staffer - AIDE, used 11 times
- Subordinate - AIDE, used 9 times
- Mgr.'s subordinate - ASST, used 6 times
- Subordinate of a marquis - EARL, used 6 times
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