College bigwig
The crossword clue "College bigwig" is answered by DEAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 39 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEAN answer page.
Used 39 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 15 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.
- PROVOST (2 uses in xd)
- TRUSTEE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEAN, most used first.
- College official - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Campus bigwig - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Campus VIP - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- College head - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- N.C. college - ELON, used 68 times
- College sports org. - NCAA, used 56 times
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