Army bigwigs

The answer

BRASS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRASS answer page.

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 5 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.

• GENERALS (1 uses in xd)
• TOPBRASS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for BRASS

Every other clue in this collection answered by BRASS, most used first.

• Orchestra section - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Military bigwigs - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Copper-zinc alloy - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Effrontery - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Chutzpah - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Orchestral section - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Word with "tacks" or "knuckles" - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Alloy of copper and zinc - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Copper alloy - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Pentagon personnel - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Pentagon powers - used 6 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.

• Golfer with an "army" - ARNIE, used 44 times
• Army doc - MEDIC, used 38 times
• Army chaplain - PADRE, used 23 times
• College bigwigs - DEANS, used 20 times
• Golfer Palmer, to his army - ARNIE, used 16 times
• Army vehicles - JEEPS, used 13 times

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