| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Aug 2025 |
| The French Open or Wimbledon |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Clearly not an insignificant rank (5) |
|
|
| ___ Glory, superhero from "Dexter's Laboratory" whose cape and costume are an ode to the American flag |
|
|
| Positive sort of key for the army officer (5) |
|
|
| Army officer who made you say it sloppily? (5) |
|
|
| PGA Championship or Masters Tournament, for example (5) |
|
|
| With 4-Down, chord consisting of C-E-G, e.g. |
|
|
| Ursa .., the Great Bear |
|
|
| Any of the four most prestigious annual golf championships (5) |
|
|
| A more powerful Renault 8 variant soon followed by the Gordini version (5) |
|
|
| Study specially to be an officer (5) |
|
|
| Military officer rank (5) |
|
|
| Army rank below lieutenant colonel...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Greater in scope or effect (5) |
|
|
| Great PM at one time |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Greater in extent |
|
|
| * Key successor to 2? (5) |
|
|
| College student's focus |
USA Today |
13 Mar 2025 |
| John___, Prime Minister of the UK from 1990 to 1997 (5) |
|
|
| Rank achieved by Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2025 |
| With 6-Across, happy-sounding thing in music |
|
|
| College student's choice |
Commuter |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Army man who makes Marjorie somewhat mad (5) |
|
|
| Army officer between a captain and a lieutenant-colonel (5) |
|
|
| Kind of key army officer (5) |
|
|
| John -, former UK Prime Minister (5) |
|
|
| John from Majorca (5) |
|
|
| Big stick boomerangs with cork lining (5) |
|
|
| Chosen field of study |
|
|
| "___ League" (1989 sports comedy) |
|
|
| Officer in the Blues? |
|
|
| Which army officer ranks above captain and below lieutenant colonel? (5) |
|
|
| No insignificant officer (5) |
|
|
| Fruit spread on the turn, if not rank |
|
|
| Very serious traffic queue heading north over Reading, perhaps |
|
|
| Any of the four golf championships that include The Open and The US PGA (5) |
|
|
| Brit PM before Blair (surname) (5) |
|
|
| Military office (5) |
|
|
| College student's academic focus |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2024 |
| Sort of third officer? (5) |
|
|
| Significant ruin besetting Scots sweetheart |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Greater or more important (5) |
Mirror Classic |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Important politician, one ranked moderately highly (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Oct 2024 |
| Officer playfully followed by Barbara (5) |
|
|
| Significant, key |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Oct 2024 |
| John _, 1990-97 PM (5) |
|
|
| What is the army rank above captain? (5) |
|
|
| Gatsby was one in flipping pickle over RTA primarily |
|
|
| Adult in uniform (5) |
|
|
| Opposite of minor |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2024 |
| "Ground control to ___ Tom" |
|
|
| Part from a Jordanian officer |
|
|
| The M in MLB |
|
|
| Not exactly mayor, but important (5) |
|
|
| Kind of scale - former PM (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Aug 2024 |
| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Academic concentration |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Important, leading (5) |
|
|
| Colonel's subordinate |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2024 |
| College concentration |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2024 |
| Army rank ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
|
|
| 1990s prime minister (5) |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jun 2024 |
| John, politician who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as British Premier (5) |
|
|
| He gives orders for the most part |
|
|
| University concentration |
|
|
| When elected, the was in the majority |
|
|
| Any officer (5) |
|
|
| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
18 May 2024 |
| This involves serious cutting in the theatre (5,9) |
|
|
| English or computer science |
Universal |
07 May 2024 |
| Area of specialization chosen by a student at college |
|
|
| Army rank: sergeant - |
|
|
| Opposite of "minor" |
|
|
| 18-year-old bandmaster (5) |
|
|
| 1990s British PM (5) |
|
|
| Army rank below lieutenant colonel...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| A key man in the army (5) |
|
|
| An officer for the most part (5) |
|
|
| Great army officer |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Ex-PM (5) |
|
|
| Significant |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Not a minor rank (5) |
|
|
| College declaration |
Universal |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Considerable military officer (5) |
|
|
| Opposite of minor |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Rank as more important |
|
|
| A key for the army officer (5) |
|
|
| Military officer ranked above Captain (5) |
|
|
| Big decision for a college freshman, often |
|
|
| Of a musical scale, having an interval of a semitone between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth notes (5) |
|
|
| 1990s British prime minister |
Puzzler Backwords |
04 Mar 2024 |
| David Bowie persona referenced in songs including 1969's Space Oddity, _ Tom (5) |
|
|
| College focus |
LA Times Daily |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Any of the four most prestigious annual professional golf championships (5) |
|
|
| John _, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997 (5) |
|
|
| ___ League Baseball (Cubs and Reds group) |
|
|
| Officer of the crown |
|
|
| John, British prime minister 1990-97 (5) |
|
|
| Primary focus of study in college |
|
|
| When repeated three times, "Catch-22" character |
|
|
| 1990s British prime minister |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Large and significant, a... overhaul |
|
|
| Large and significant, a ... overhaul |
|
|
| Important military officer (5) |
|
|
| Army rank above captain |
New York Times Mini |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Serious for an army officer (5) |
|
|
| Notable significant |
|
|
| Ursa ___, the Great Bear constellation * (5) |
|
|
| Army rank under colonel |
Newsday |
11 Sep 2023 |
| Outstanding kind of key officer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Jul 2023 |
| Important judge participating in climbing range |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jul 2023 |
| See 1 Down |
The Guardian Weekend |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Significant, considerable |
The Times Concise |
12 May 2023 |
| Opposite of "minor" |
|
|
| College concentration |
Universal |
05 Feb 2023 |
| Important — ex-PM |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Jan 2023 |
| College student's declaration |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jan 2023 |
| ____, Saskatchewan |
Canadiana |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Captain's superior |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Aug 2022 |
| Highly significant |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2022 |
| Chief |
The Times Concise |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Joe Biden's dog |
The Guardian Weekend |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Ex-PM Sir John |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Key officer |
|
|
| Key officer |
The Guardian Quiptic |
02 May 2022 |
| Collegian's choice |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Collegian's choice |
The Washington Post |
30 Mar 2022 |
| Important aborigine not one to accommodate Jack |
|
|
| English or Spanish, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Jan 2022 |
| College study |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2022 |
| Important, significant |
The Times Concise |
03 Jan 2022 |
| Part of MLB |
Premier Sunday |
19 Dec 2021 |
| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Dec 2021 |
| College concentration |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Collegian's selection |
Newsday |
12 Aug 2021 |
| Undergraduate's declaration |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2021 |
| College study |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jul 2021 |
| Collegiate focus |
The Washington Post |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Collegiate focus |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2021 |
| College study |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 May 2021 |
| Serious |
The Washington Post |
19 May 2021 |
| Serious |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2021 |
| Army rank |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Important |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2021 |
| College specialty |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Tom's rank in a David Bowie song |
|
|
| "M" in MLS |
|
|
| Collegian's focus |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2020 |
| Collegian's principal study |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2020 |
| College concentration |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2020 |
| Jay Gatsby's rank |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Big tourney |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2020 |
| College student's concentration |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Of great importance |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Sep 2020 |
| Important |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2020 |
| Greater |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Jul 2020 |
| College study |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Jul 2020 |
| Captain's superior |
Thomas Joseph |
29 May 2020 |
| Obliged you very informally to listen to officer |
|
|
| Significant |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Apr 2020 |
| Important army officer |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Apr 2020 |
| Army rank |
The Times Concise |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Tory leader‘s opposed to miner in speech |
|
|
| Student’s focus |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2019 |
| Mother and girl finding way round doctor and chief steward |
|
|
| Trouble over gold key |
|
|
| PM -- accountant leaves island |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Sep 2019 |
| Officer to harm little woman in custody |
|
|
| Word to describe key army officer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn't |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Army rank |
|
|
| Huge |
Jonesin |
14 May 2019 |
| College focus |
USA Today |
03 May 2019 |
| Life-and-death |
The New Yorker |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Captain's superior |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2019 |
| College focus |
|
|
| Something a college junior has that a freshman usually doesn't |
|
|
| The Masters, e.g |
The Washington Post |
29 Nov 2018 |
| The Masters, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2018 |
| Important rank in the army |
|
|
| Stick around with Gold, an American student |
|
|
| Academic concentration |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Collegian's concentration |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2018 |
| Rice field? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Principal |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2018 |
| One of four on the annual tennis calendar |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Minor? No |
Universal |
24 Aug 2018 |
| One PM at one time is one one above one |
|
|
| Collegian's field of study |
Newsday |
17 Jul 2018 |
| Course of study |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Vital for eighteen year old in India |
|
|
| Start to judge soldiers after retreating, AM and PM |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 May 2018 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990 |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
11 Mar 2018 |
| See 11 Across |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Officer with key |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Army officer |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2018 |
| Academic concentration |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jan 2018 |
| Notable |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jan 2018 |
| The Masters, e.g. |
|
|
| Principal |
|
|
| One of four on the annual tennis calendar |
|
|
| Minor? No |
|
|
| Collegian's concentration |
|
|
| See 8-Down |
The Washington Post |
27 Dec 2017 |
| See 8-Down |
LA Times Daily |
27 Dec 2017 |
| Significant |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Dec 2017 |
| See 46 Down |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Sep 2017 |
| Principal officer |
|
|
| The Masters, as tournaments go |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2017 |
| College focus |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2017 |
| College focus |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Military officer |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2017 |
| Captain's superior |
Universal |
22 Feb 2017 |
| British Open, for one |
The Washington Post |
04 Feb 2017 |
| First, middle, or last name of a 'Catch-22' character |
The Washington Post |
03 Feb 2017 |
| Kind of key |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2017 |
| Officer |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jan 2017 |
| MLB part |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2017 |
| A great prime minister? |
|
|
| College focus |
|
|
| The Masters, as tournaments go |
|
|
| Kind of key |
|
|
| See 8-Down |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| See 39-Down |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Winchester's rank on "M*A*S*H" |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2016 |
| Significant |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Very important |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Collegian's specialty |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Not at all trivial |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2016 |
| Thatcher-Blair link |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Big-league |
Universal |
19 May 2016 |
| Collegian's focus |
Newsday |
08 May 2016 |
| Student's focus |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2016 |
| Collegian's specialty |
|
|
| Not at all trivial |
|
|
| Very important |
|
|
| Winchester's rank on "M*A*S*H" |
|
|
| See 39-Down |
|
|
| The Masters or The Open |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Sophomore's choice |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2015 |
| The main course? |
Universal |
13 Dec 2015 |
| Significant |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Army officer with rank |
Universal |
04 Oct 2015 |
| Army rank |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Officer to stick around other ranks |
|
|
| System of changes Barbara Shaw created for one |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Sep 2015 |
| Lowest field rank |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2015 |
| Primary study |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jul 2015 |
| Important judge probes New Zealander, failing to reach conclusion |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Military rank |
The Guardian Quick |
30 May 2015 |
| Student's declaration |
Newsday |
15 May 2015 |
| Academic declaration |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2015 |
| Significant |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2015 |
| College declaration |
LA Times Daily |
01 Apr 2015 |
| Collegian's choice |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Great |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Mar 2015 |
| College declaration |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
|
|
| Sophomore's choice |
|
|
| Significant |
|
|
| College declaration |
|
|
| Collegian's focus |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
Universal |
01 Jan 2015 |
| Significant |
|
|
| The Masters or The Open |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| Academic declaration |
|
|
| The main course? |
|
|
| Army officer with rank |
|
|
| Significant |
|
|
| Lowest field rank |
|
|
| Congestion will rise otherwise, it's serious |
|
|
| Officer in spot of trouble retreating with men |
|
|
| Officer‘s trouble over his men? |
|
|
| Main area of study for an American army officer |
|
|
| Key designation |
|
|
| Sizable |
|
|
| Big-time |
|
|
| Like some keys |
|
|
| Big |
|
|
| College concentration |
|
|
| Epic |
|
|
| Most important character in Fawlty Towers |
|
|
| One-time premier rank |
|
|
| Label one might be called a sellout for signing with |
|
|
| College student's concentration |
|
|
| Collegian's focus subject |
|
|
| Type of label |
|
|
| ___ leagues |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| College concentration |
|
|
| Houlihan's rank on "M*A*S*H" |
|
|
| Prominent |
|
|
| Winchester's rank on "M*A*S*H" |
|
|
| College concentration |
|
|
| College student's choice |
|
|
| ___ leagues |
|
|
| Colonel's subordinate |
|
|
| 1990s British prime minister |
|
|
| College study |
|
|
| Collegian's focus subject |
|
|
| Big-time |
|
|
| Collegian's selection |
|
|
| Big-time |
|
|
| Army officer |
|
|
| Key designation |
|
|
| Education declaration |
|
|
| Biology or English |
|
|
| League designation for 46-Across |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| College concentration |
|
|
| Blair's predecessor |
|
|
| Blair's predecessor |
|
|
| College concentration |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| The U.S. Open or the Masters |
|
|
| "Hot Lips" Houlihan's rank |
|
|
| Student's focus |
|
|
| College choice |
|
|
| Student's focus |
|
|
| College student's field of study |
|
|
| Collegian's decision |
|
|
| Collegian's selection |
|
|
| College choice |
|
|
| Military rank |
|
|
| Significant |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| "Hot Lips" Houlihan's rank |
|
|
| Student's selection |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| Paramount |
|
|
| See 3-Down |
|
|
| Education declaration |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
|
|
| Collegian's declaration |
|
|
| Collegian's focus |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
|
|
| Rank below lieutenant colonel |
|
|
| Focus in school |
|
|
| Collegian's focus |
|
|
| Huge |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| Psych or bio |
|
|
| Collegian's focus |
|
|
| Highly significant |
|
|
| College field of study |
|
|
| Principal field of study |
|
|
| Houlihan's rank, on "M*A*S*H" |
|
|
| Student's choice |
|
|
| Computer science, e.g. |
|
|
| Gold oak leaf wearer |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| Baseball league designation |
|
|
| Student's choice |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| Key designation |
|
|
| Computer science, e.g. |
|
|
| Gold oak leaf wearer |
|
|
| Hot Lips Houlihan's rank |
|
|
| Principal |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| ____ League |
|
|
| Military bigwig |
|
|
| Student's choice |
|
|
| Military bigwig |
|
|
| Student's choice |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| Blair's predecessor |
|
|
| Prominent |
|
|
| The Masters or British Open, e.g. |
|
|
| College choice |
|
|
| Very important |
|
|
| Rank between captain and lieutenant colonel |
|
|
| Student's declaration |
|
|
| Part of MLB |
|
|
| Big-time |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| Blair is his heir |
|
|
| TV's "___ Dad" |
|
|
| Academic focus |
|
|
| Collegian's choice |
|
|
| Main course? |
|
|
| Principal |
|
|
| Not minor |
|
|
| Comparative literature, e.g. |
|
|
| Student choice |
|
|
| Comparative literature, e.g. |
|
|
| Declaration of education |
|
|
| Barbara's rank |
|
|
| Houlihan's rank |
|
|
| Extensive |
|
|
| Academic choice |
|
|
| Chief |
|
|
| See 53-Across |
|
|
| Extensive |
|
|
| Frank Burns, for example |
|
|
| Student's specialty |
|
|
| Rank for "Hot Lips" |
|
|
| Above a captain |
|
|
| Collegian's declaration |
|
|
| Barbara, for one |
|
|
| He entered Parliament in 1979 |
|
|
| Academic focus |
|
|
| Collegian's choice |
|
|
| Collegian's specialty |
|
|
| Barbara or Bowes |
|
|
| College field of study |
|
|
| See 49 Down |
|
|
| Kind of key |
|
|
| Captain s superior |
|
|
| The main course? |
|
|
| Kind of party |
|
|
| Leading |
|
|
| Big-time |
|
|
| Military rank |
|
|
| Business Administration or English Lit, e.g. |
|
|
| Army officer |
|
|
| Hot Lips' rank |
|
|
| Former British prime minister |
|
|
| Collegian's decision |
|
|
| Hoople or domo |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
|
|
| ___ medical |
|
|
| College choice |
|
|
| Shaw's Barbara |
|
|
| "___ League" (Tom Berenger comedy) |
|
|
| Shaw's Barbara |
|
|
| *"Catch-22" character |
|
|
| Captain's superior |
|
|
| Former British prime minister |
|
|
| Margaret Houlihan's rank |
|
|
| ____ league |
|
|
| Dundee or domo |
|
|
| College choice |
|
|
| Thatcher's successor |
|
|
| Legal age |
|
|
| Word before league or domo |
|
|
| Base V.I.P. |
|
|
| College declaration |
|
|
| Like some parties |
|
|
| Hoople or Houlihan |
|
|
| _____ Barbara |
|
|
| TV's"_____Dad" |
|
|
| Hot Lips's rank |
|
|
| Hoople or Dad |
|
|
| ___ Hoople |
|
|
| Bowes, e.g. |
|
|
| Andre's rank |
|
|
| Collegian's specialty |
|
|
| Hoople or Barbara |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Shaw's "___ Barbara" |
|
|
| Barbara or Hoople |
|
|
| Hoople's rank |
|
|
| Gold oak-leafer |
|
|
| Shaw's Barbara |
|
|
| "___ Barbara" |
|
|
| Army officer |
|
|
| Greater |
|
|
| Kind of suit |
|
|
| Barbara, for one |
|
|
| Key or league |
|
|
| Hoople or Bowes |
|
|
| Bowes or Hoople |
|
|
| League or domo |
|
|
| Kind of domo |
|
|
| Domo or Hoople |
|
|
| Hoople, for one |
|
|
| Serious |
|
|
| Barbara, for one. |
|
|
| Primary. |
|
|
| Greater. |
|
|
| " ___ Barbara." |
|
|
| Key in music. |
|
|
| Army officer. |
|
|
| Student's chosen field of study. |
|
|
| Military officer. |
|
|
| Greater in number. |
|
|
| John Eisenhower's rank. |
|
|
| Superior in position. |
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| John Eisenhower, for example. |
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| Barbara's rank. |
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| ___ General. |
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| Shaw's Barbara. |
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| Rank of the gold oak leaf. |
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| He wears gold-embroidered leaves. |
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| "___ Dad" |
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| Wearer of gold maple leaves. |
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| Student's focus |
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| Army rank. |
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| Of greater importance. |
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| Military rank. |
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| Big-time |
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| Commander of a battalion. |
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| Army man |
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| Ursa or Canis |
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| Gold leaf rank. |
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| Army man. |
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| Principal. |
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| Principal study. |
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| Collegian's concern. |
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