Big cheese
The crossword clue "Big cheese" is answered by BOSS, a 4-letter entry. Used 40 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BOSS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOSS answer page.
Used 40 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- HEADHONCHO (7 uses in xd)
- HONCHO (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for BOSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOSS, most used first.
- Head honcho - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Supervisor - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Employer - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Dutch cheese - EDAM, used 497 times
- Big rig - SEMI, used 251 times
- Greek cheese - FETA, used 232 times
- Soft cheese - BRIE, used 173 times
- Wax-coated cheese - EDAM, used 150 times
- Big fusses - ADOS, used 111 times
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