| Naval officer I'd alarm at sea (7) | The Guardian Cryptic | 30 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Premier Sunday | 21 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Naval rank equivalent to Army general |  |  | 
          
            | Senior naval officer (7) | Mirror Classic | 09 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Navy officer and rising US city lawyer touring border | The Telegraph Cryptic | 01 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Naval commander (7) | The Guardian Quick | 01 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Commuter | 27 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Fleet commander (7) | Puzzler | 03 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | What title is given to the supreme commander of a navy? (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Who is the commander of a fleet? (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Admit spending time with really odd seaman |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Nimitz or Halsey, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Telegraph Quick | 28 May 2025 | 
          
            | Naval officer | Puzzler Backwords | 27 May 2025 | 
          
            | Almost venerate a large naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | High naval rank(7) |  |  | 
          
            | - Horatio Nelson |  |  | 
          
            | Naval man wearing rings on his arm |  |  | 
          
            | Officer in Lada around border going north | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Senior Navy rank | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | He wears rings on his cuffs (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Senior Navy rank | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Almost respect a line officer | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Commander of a fleet of ships |  |  | 
          
            | Broken arm? Dial the commander (7) |  |  | 
          
            | "Rear" officer |  |  | 
          
            | Which artist, included in the Peggy Guggenheim collection, was the mother of the actor Robert De Niro? (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Second highest rank in the Royal Navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Sailor mad about rail problems (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Classic | 01 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Naval leader (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Senior naval commander: - of the fleet |  |  | 
          
            | Senior rank of the Royal Navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Senior naval rank | The Times Concise | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | High-ranking sailor (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Most look up to a portside commander, in the main (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Supreme commander of a fleet or navy | Mirror Quiz | 15 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Telegraph Quick | 30 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Naval officer ranking with a general in the army (7) |  |  | 
          
            | See parlourmaid pour out mixture for senior officer |  |  | 
          
            | Who is the most senior commander of a fleet? (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Treasure Island inn, the ______- Benbow (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Head of a navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Here's the lad I arm! He'll become an officer |  |  | 
          
            | Lord Nelson's naval rank (7) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ Ackbar ("Star Wars" character) |  |  | 
          
            | A mad liar can obtain a high rank in the navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Almost revere a trainee officer | Mirror Cryptic | 27 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Quick | 27 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Navy general |  |  | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Classic | 17 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Common butterfly, red - - - (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Rickover or Nimitz |  |  | 
          
            | Head sailor: rear - |  |  | 
          
            | Commander in chief of a fleet |  |  | 
          
            | I am a lord at sea, taking over | The Telegraph Toughie | 09 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Mostly respect a Liberal naval officer | The Times Quick Cryptic | 07 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Classic | 26 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Alarm I'd arranged for naval officer (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Mad liar bewildered high-ranking person |  |  | 
          
            | The supreme commander of a fleet or navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Father raises note artist left with naval commander |  |  | 
          
            | Almost respect a lost naval officer (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval boss (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Endless respect little man gives senior officer | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Navy commander (7) |  |  | 
          
            | High-ranking naval officer(7) |  |  | 
          
            | Rank held by Columbus |  |  | 
          
            | Nelson, for example, has arm laid out |  |  | 
          
            | Red butterfly |  |  | 
          
            | A dram I drunk with liberal naval commander (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer of highest rank (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Commander of Russian vehicle reversing around space station |  |  | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Classic | 07 May 2024 | 
          
            | Maybe I'd alarm this officer (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Endlessly respect a liberal naval officer (7) |  |  | 
          
            | The officer is driven mad by the silly "40" (7) |  |  | 
          
            | The chief commander of a navy (7) |  |  | 
          
            | It made liar mad, him being in charge in fleet (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Almost respect a trainee officer (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer | Puzzler Backwords | 12 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Butterfly or commander (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet commander to endlessly admire Capone (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Mad liar was made Navy chief! (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Nowadays, space station has a top lady fleet leader (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Commander barking mad, terrible liar | The Times Cryptic | 20 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Red ___, butterfly (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Supreme commander of a fleet or navy | Mirror Quiz | 18 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Endlessly respect a liberal fleet commander (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Naval commander | Mirror Classic | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Commander of the main force (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Commanding officer, one involved in drama, manoeuvred vessel's stem (7) |  |  | 
          
            | A note received by fat, revolutionary officer... |  |  | 
          
            | Naval VIP | Newsday | 31 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Senior naval commander | The Times Concise | 27 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | See 7 Across | Mirror Quiz | 23 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | A note received by fat, revolutionary officer... (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Commander coming from lair, mad eccentric (7) | Puzzler Cryptic | 18 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Rear or red? | The Guardian Quick | 07 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Rear or red? (7) |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Thomas Joseph | 29 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Navy leader | Premier Sunday | 26 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Largely respect a trainee naval officer | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Senior Navy rank | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Thomas Joseph | 26 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Fleet bigwig | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Senior sailor making a mark in Dead Sea? | The Telegraph Toughie | 06 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | One's premier, in the main | The Telegraph Cryptic | 08 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Red butterfly in charge of the fleet? | Irish Times Simplex | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Naval officer | LA Times Daily | 28 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Butterfly (red or white) | The Guardian Quick | 24 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Highest rank of currently serving Royal Navy officer | The Guardian Quick | 04 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Thomas Joseph | 19 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | The main man, in the main | The Telegraph Toughie | 17 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Thomas Joseph | 05 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Top figure in the main almost entirely behind attitude about historic currency | The Times Cryptic | 16 May 2022 | 
          
            | Endlessly revere everybody like Nelson |  |  | 
          
            | High Navy rank | Universal | 27 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Times Concise | 07 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Commander of a fleet | Irish Times Simplex | 25 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Notice learner receiving star presented by officer | The Times Cryptic | 22 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Most respected non-British commander |  |  | 
          
            | Senior naval rank | The Guardian Speedy | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Fleet leader | Thomas Joseph | 09 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Commander these days on the French border to the north |  |  | 
          
            | One in drama at sea, line astern? |  |  | 
          
            | A boy goes over edge, returning as top brass |  |  | 
          
            | Senior Navy rank | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Almost respect a line officer | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Mad liar clobbered officer | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Nelson laid out with injured arm | The Sun Two Speed | 24 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Butterfly is someone looked up to by Lieutenant Pinkerton? |  |  | 
          
            | Endlessly respect a Liberal naval commander |  |  | 
          
            | One engaged in drama at sea leading at the front? |  |  | 
          
            | Red butterfly in charge of the fleet? | Irish Times Simplex | 24 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Officer Mike a drunken laird grabs | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Thomas Joseph | 09 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Endless respect little man gives senior officer |  |  | 
          
            | Respect endless a learner gives officer | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Almost look up to young man, a high-ranking officer |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer, mostly commendable, book omitted |  |  | 
          
            | Praise briefly for a novice running The Fleet | Irish Times Crosaire | 01 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Endlessly respect oddly able commander |  |  | 
          
            | Mad liar shot officer | The Sun Two Speed | 26 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Dizzy maid regularly leaving treacle for butterfly |  |  | 
          
            | Mostly respect a large ship's commander |  |  | 
          
            | High Navy rank | Universal | 03 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Fleet leader | Universal | 02 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | 3, 7, for example | The Guardian Speedy | 30 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Mostly respect a large naval commander |  |  | 
          
            | Commander of a fleet | Irish Times Simplex | 13 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Largely respect a trainee naval officer | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | High Navy rank |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet leader |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer fine abridged book omitted | The Telegraph Cryptic | 25 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Endlessly praise a learner, a cadet who really made it? |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet leader | Thomas Joseph | 13 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Officer reversed in Lada crossing border | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | One in drama at sea left naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Commander, awfully mad over broken rail | The Telegraph Cryptic | 24 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Senior naval officer | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Officer in Lada around border going north | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Revolutionary car retaining part of wheel, one that's top in fleet? |  |  | 
          
            | Naval bigwig | Universal | 20 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | One in drama at sea left naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Top man on board is mad, mad, mad liar | The Telegraph Cryptic | 18 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Superior salt with value to be cut by a pound |  |  | 
          
            | High U.S. Navy rank | New York Times | 29 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Naval chief | The Telegraph Quick | 27 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | High U.S. Navy rank |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Seafarer's alarm I'd set off | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Butterfly in white, red, navy is overseen by him |  |  | 
          
            | Senior naval officer | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Highest naval rank | The Telegraph Quick | 26 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Ackbar's rank, in 'Star Wars' films | New York Times | 04 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Notice soldiers interrupting military commander |  |  | 
          
            | Foremost academic student carrying endless respect for Nelson, say |  |  | 
          
            | Top man, in the main | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Sailor who commands respect mostly with the French from the south | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Leader at sea, reversing car across verge |  |  | 
          
            | Navy rank | The Times Concise | 18 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Ackbar's rank, in "Star Wars" films |  |  | 
          
            | Endless respect for a novice running The Fleet | Irish Times Crosaire | 10 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Red butterfly in charge of the fleet | Irish Times Simplex | 15 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Mad liar struggling to become officer |  |  | 
          
            | Endless respect a trainee gives naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Mad liar struggling to become officer |  |  | 
          
            | Military rank | Thomas Joseph | 21 May 2016 | 
          
            | Naval rank | The Times Concise | 05 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Commander of a fleet and a butterfly | Irish Times Simplex | 01 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Fleet fellow | Wall Street Journal | 24 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Commander coming from lair, mad eccentric | The Sun Two Speed | 31 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Commander of the fleet | Irish Times Simplex | 22 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Car holds the edge when backed by fleet manager |  |  | 
          
            | Title Columbus held | Newsday | 30 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Endlessly respect everyone, being top man on board | The Telegraph Cryptic | 18 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Almost revere a large senior officer |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig | Newsday | 21 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Fleet figure | Wall Street Journal | 06 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | An officer reversed Russian car crossing border | The Times Cryptic | 16 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Endless respect given to a large navy man |  |  | 
          
            | Head of a fleet | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 16 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Fleet figure |  |  | 
          
            | Head of a fleet |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig |  |  | 
          
            | Title Columbus held |  |  | 
          
            | … 1500 Lira, ran off behind a high officer |  |  | 
          
            | Boatman 25 |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet runner? |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet leader |  |  | 
          
            | Four-star figure |  |  | 
          
            | Senior officer takes Russian vehicle up to orbit space station |  |  | 
          
            | Four- or five-star officer |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet head |  |  | 
          
            | Navy VIP |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Naval officer |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet person |  |  | 
          
            | Nickname of the N.B.A.'s David Robinson, with "the" |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet runner |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet leader |  |  | 
          
            | General equivalent |  |  | 
          
            | Sub head |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig |  |  | 
          
            | Navy bigwig |  |  | 
          
            | Flag rank |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet person |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet leader |  |  | 
          
            | Halsey or Nimitz |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet runner |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet runner |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet fellow? |  |  | 
          
            | Certain commander |  |  | 
          
            | Farragut, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Word from the Arabic for "commander" |  |  | 
          
            | Farragut, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Dewey or Nimitz |  |  | 
          
            | Head of a fleet |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet or vice rank |  |  | 
          
            | Chief of Staff rank |  |  | 
          
            | Four-star officer |  |  | 
          
            | High naval rank |  |  | 
          
            | Large, colorful butterfly |  |  | 
          
            | Naval nabob |  |  | 
          
            | Navy VIP |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet runner |  |  | 
          
            | Halsey, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Triple Crown winner War _____ |  |  | 
          
            | _____ Benbow ("Treasure Island" film) |  |  | 
          
            | Colorful butterfly |  |  | 
          
            | Title Columbus held |  |  | 
          
            | Drake was one |  |  | 
          
            | Lord of the sea |  |  | 
          
            | Benbow, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Nelson or Nimitz |  |  | 
          
            | Blandy's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Denfeld's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | High naval officer. |  |  | 
          
            | Nimitz's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Ernest King's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Carney or McCormick. |  |  | 
          
            | Fechteler's Navy rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Rank of Arthur William Radford. |  |  | 
          
            | Fechteler or McCormick. |  |  | 
          
            | Jerauld Wright's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Felix E. Stump, for example. |  |  | 
          
            | Arleigh Burke's rank. |  |  | 
          
            | Stump or Wright. |  |  | 
          
            | Arleigh A. Burke. |  |  | 
          
            | Gold striper. |  |  | 
          
            | Navy man. |  |  | 
          
            | Rickover, for one. |  |  | 
          
            | Felt, for one. |  |  | 
          
            | McDonald or Felt. |  |  | 
          
            | Handsome red butterfly. |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet VIP. |  |  | 
          
            | Navy V.I.P. |  |  | 
          
            | Fleet ___ Nimitz. |  |  | 
          
            | Thomas Kincaid, for instance. |  |  | 
          
            | Navy chief. |  |  | 
          
            | Sherman's rank. |  |  |