Answer: BOSS
BOSS is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 164 times.
Referring Clues:
- Head honcho
 - Tweed, for one
 - Supervisor
 - Director
 - Political V.I.P.
 - Order (around)
 - Anagram of 71-Down
 - Push (around)
 - Chief
 - Cool, once
 - One giving orders
 - Big cheese
 - Padrone
 - Bruce Springsteen, with "the"
 - "Who's the ___?"
 - Big guy
 - One with fire power?
 - Honcho
 - Springsteen sobriquet
 - Word following straw or trail
 - Dithers, to Bumstead
 - Exercise clout with
 - Staff head
 - Head
 - Bruce Springsteen's nickname, with "The"
 - "The man"
 - Kingpin
 - Big kahuna
 - Top banana
 - Person in the corner office, often
 - Person with the biggest office, probably
 - Phat
 - Big enchilada
 - Superior at work
 - Leader
 - Head of the company
 - One in charge
 - Springsteen's nickname, with "the"
 - Order giver
 - Person in charge
 - Manager
 - One in authority
 - Company commander
 - One reported to
 - Hiring and firing one
 - Paycheck signer
 - Handle for Springsteen (with ''the'')
 - Word with ''straw'' or ''trail''
 - Tammany's Tweed
 - One you answer to
 - One with at least one below?
 - You answer to him or her
 - Workplace honcho
 - Designer Hugo
 - Mr. Dithers, to Dagwood
 - Springsteen's nickname
 - Shots caller
 - Guy with the corner office, probably
 - Top dog
 - Bruce Springsteen's nickname
 - Word with straw or big
 - One seeking results
 - Jack Benny, to Rochester
 - Nickname for Steinbrenner
 - Nickname for Springsteen
 - Person telling you what to do
 - Springsteen's moniker
 - Taskmaster
 - Corner office occupant, often
 - Rad
 - Hiring/firing type
 - Person with the biggest office
 - One calling the shots
 - Springsteen's nickname (with "the")
 - Handle for Springsteen (with "the")
 - Word with "straw" or "trail"
 - Fashion's Hugo
 - Lou Grant, to Mary Richards
 - Hugo huge in fashion
 - Person in charge at work
 - Mens clothing line
 - Direct
 - Hiring-firing type
 - Tweed's designation
 - Robert California, on "The Office," e.g.
 - Top honcho
 - Employer
 - Office leader
 - Company bigwig
 - Springsteen nickname
 - Corner-office occupant
 - Foreman
 - Company head
 - Terrific, in slang
 - Decision-maker
 - Kelsey Grammer series
 - Party honcho
 - One who's in charge
 - Overseer
 - Head of an office
 - Higher-up at work
 - Give orders to
 - Mr. Slate, to Fred Flintstone
 - Gang leader
 - Top banana at the office
 - Firm cheese
 - Head for business?
 - John Gotti, for one
 - Hirer/firer
 - Crew chief
 - Superintendent
 - Office bigwig
 - Order (around) [SEE NOTE ABOVE]
 - Big cheese at work
 - Order
 - Office manager
 - Worker's supervisor
 - Office V.I.P.
 - In charge
 - Office monitor
 - The ___ (Springsteen)
 - Domineer
 - Office VIP
 - Office figure
 - First rate
 - Company leader
 - Office head
 - Higher-up
 - One signing the checks
 - Hirer, to a hiree
 - Interviewer, often
 - Cool, colloquially
 - Head of the firm
 - Mr. Burns, to Homer
 - Ax wielder, at times
 - Check signer
 - Great, in slang
 - *Big cheese
 - Person who reviews you, usually
 - Company manager
 - Umbo
 - Gaffer
 - One may give you a raise
 - "Like a ___!"
 - Woman in charge
 - Fifth Harmony song with the lyric "Every day is pay day"
 - Person who calls the shots
 - Climactic video game opponent
 - Person to report to
 - Meeting caller
 - Superior
 - "You're not the ___ of me!"
 - Bigwig
 - Significant video game foe
 - Video game hurdle
 - Final opponent in many a video game
 - Person likely to have a large corner office
 - One who manages to get by?
 - Final opponent in a video game level
 - Major Dark Souls villain, e.g.
 - First-rate, in slang
 - Freelancer's lack
 - Person with fire power
 - Level-ending foe
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - October 16, 2025
 - New York Times - August 15, 2025
 - New York Times - July 10, 2025
 - New York Times - May 09, 2025
 - USA Today - March 20, 2025
 - New York Times - November 17, 2024
 - LA Times - October 11, 2024
 - New York Times - August 20, 2024
 - New York Times - August 04, 2024
 - USA Today - July 23, 2024
 - LA Times - May 12, 2024
 - New York Times - October 15, 2023
 - New York Times - July 08, 2023
 - LA Times - June 22, 2023
 - LA Times - September 15, 2022
 - USA Today - August 12, 2022
 - LA Times - July 22, 2022
 - LA Times - June 12, 2022
 - USA Today - April 19, 2022
 - LA Times - April 15, 2022
 
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