Petty officer, for short
The crossword clue "Petty officer, for short" is answered by BOSN, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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BOSN
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Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BOSN
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- 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
- Capt.'s deck aide - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Deck officer - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Cap'n's subordinate - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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