Answer: GEN
GEN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 163 times.
Referring Clues:
- Powell or Westmoreland, e.g.: Abbr.
 - Col.'s superior
 - Brig. ___
 - Col.'s boss
 - O.T. book
 - Not spec.
 - Washington, e.g.: Abbr.
 - ___-X
 - ___-Xers (boomers' kids)
 - ___ X
 - ___-Xer
 - Battle star: Abbr.
 - Joint Chiefs member: Abbr.
 - Tommy Franks, for one: Abbr.
 - Four-star officer: Abbr.
 - Campaign mgr.?
 - Mil. commander
 - Star wearer: Abbr.
 - __-Xers (boomers' kids)
 - ___-Y (modern youth)
 - Mil. title
 - Atty. ___
 - ___ Xers
 - Pentagon fig.
 - With 8-Down, one who grew up on MTV, maybe
 - ___ Xer (person born after 1965)
 - Schwarzkopf's rank, once (abbr.)
 - O.T. opener
 - Grant or Lee (abbr.)
 - ___ Xers (those born after 1965)
 - Mil. bigwig
 - U.S. Grant or R.E. Lee
 - J.E.B. Stuart, for one
 - Eisenhower's rank (abbr.)
 - DDE's title, once
 - Brass biggie (abbr.)
 - Washington, for one (abbr.)
 - Mil. leader
 - Xer beginning
 - Mil. rank
 - D.D.E.'s WWII rank
 - Lee, e.g.: Abbr.
 - Grant, e.g.: Abbr.
 - With 69-Down, V.I.P. in the 30-Down
 - First Bible bk.
 - One with four stars: Abbr.
 - 17-gun salute recipient: Abbr.
 - __-Xer
 - __-X
 - First bk.
 - Mil. boss
 - Brigade cmdr.
 - Adm.'s counterpart
 - Atty. __
 - __-Xers
 - OT book
 - D.D.E. was one
 - ___ Xer
 - Robt. E. Lee, for one
 - Highest rank in the USMC
 - "Brig." follower
 - ___ X'er (Baby Boomer's child, perhaps)
 - R.E. Lee's rank
 - ___-Xers (baby boomers' kids)
 - USAF bigwig
 - EISENHOWER OR PATTON abbr.
 - See 51-Down: Abbr.
 - --- -Xer
 - Xer opener
 - ___-Xers
 - Corps VIP
 - Patton or Petraeus: Abbr.
 - Info
 - 41-Down was named after one: Abbr.
 - Sr. military rank
 - Tommy Franks is a ret. one
 - With 34-Across, Y2K 30-year-old, e.g.
 - Campaign manager: Abbr.
 - Sec. of State Powell, e.g.
 - Army rank (Abbr.)
 - Sec.of State Powell, e.g.
 - Sgt.'s superior
 - Army bigwig (Abbr.)
 - ___ -X
 - USAF VIP
 - USMC VIP
 - Age, informally
 - With 36-Across, many a thirtysomething, briefly
 - Cohort, for short
 - Inside info
 - D. Petraeus's title
 - Four-star off.
 - ___ Xers (baby boomers' kids)
 - Old Testament bk.
 - N. Schwarzkopf was one
 - Pentagon VIP
 - DDE, in WWII
 - Man o' war?
 - First bk. of the bible
 - Necessary information
 - X or Y lead-in
 - Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee (abbr.)
 - DDE, e.g.
 - First of 66 books: Abbr.
 - Army off.
 - VIP doing four-star reviews?
 - Bible bk.
 - X or Y preceder
 - Title for Powell or Petraeus: Abbr.
 - 45-Down, for one: Abbr.
 - Patton's rank
 - Patton's rank (abbr.)
 - Ike's rank
 - Geo. Washington, in the Revolutionary War
 - Base VIP
 - General information
 - Mil. VIP
 - Atty. follower
 - DDE, for one
 - 1st book of the bible
 - High-ranking off.
 - Abbreviation for Grant
 - Next ___ (emerging group of young leaders, informally)
 - Demographer's cohort, for short
 - Bk. with the ark story
 - 95-Across' rank: Abbr.
 - ___-Xer (boomer's kid)
 - Lead-in to X, Y or Z
 - X or Z preceder
 - Next-___ (cutting-edge)
 - ___-Xers (boomer's kids)
 - Military VIP
 - ___ Z (millennials' successors)
 - Lead-in to X or Y
 - Title for DDE
 - Demographic cohort, for short
 - ___-Z: Millennials' followers
 - Follower of "next" and preceder of "X"
 - Mil. head honcho
 - ___ Y (millennials)
 - X or Z, for short
 - Shortened word before X, Y or Z
 - Title for Lee or Grant :Abbr.
 - ___-Z
 - Next-___ technology
 - With 41-Down, boomer's kid
 - Word before X, Y or Z
 - ___ Z (demo after millennials)
 - Lead-in to Z or Alpha
 - ___ Zers
 - ___ Z (Zoomers)
 - Lead-in to X, Y, and Z
 - ___ Z: Zoomers
 - What comes before X, Y and Z
 - Lead-in to Xer, Yer, and Zer
 - X, Y, or Z intro
 - Next ___ (cutting-edge)
 - ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers
 - Word before "Z" or "Alpha"
 - Next-___ hardware
 - Intro to Xer, Yer, and Zer
 - Lead-in to "X," "Y" or "Z"
 - Alpha preceder
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - June 27, 2025
 - USA Today - May 30, 2025
 - LA Times - March 10, 2025
 - USA Today - February 27, 2025
 - LA Times - February 09, 2025
 - USA Today - November 05, 2024
 - New York Times - October 28, 2024
 - USA Today - October 25, 2024
 - LA Times - September 15, 2024
 - LA Times - July 24, 2024
 - New York Times - June 08, 2024
 - LA Times - May 28, 2024
 - LA Times - February 10, 2024
 - LA Times - September 17, 2023
 - USA Today - June 27, 2023
 - LA Times - May 12, 2023
 - USA Today - March 01, 2023
 - New York Times - January 29, 2023
 - USA Today - January 26, 2023
 - USA Today - January 25, 2023
 
Seen a clue for the answer gen that we don't have? Then please submit it to us so we can make the clue database even better!