| PD rank |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Officer is wise to protect Queen |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Nov 2025 |
| Platoon V.I.P. |
New York Times |
17 Nov 2025 |
| Boot-camp nickname, maybe |
|
|
| Certain military leader, informally |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2025 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jul 2025 |
| Platoon nickname |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Boot camp boss, casually |
|
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| Officer, informally; rages (anag.) |
The Telegraph Plusword |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Boot camp figure, informally |
|
|
| Platoon boss, informally |
USA Today |
29 May 2025 |
| Corporal's superior, informally |
Newsday |
19 May 2025 |
| Republican imprisoned by wise police officer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 May 2025 |
| Boot camp nickname |
USA Today |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Army rank, informally |
The Telegraph Plusword |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Military moniker |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Parade square VIP, informally |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Squad leader |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Base boss, informally |
New York Times |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Boot camp boss, for short |
|
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| No private address! (5) |
|
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| Barracks boss |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2024 |
| 1 Across; gears (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Non-commissioned army officer, in short |
|
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| Beetle Bailey's boss |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Officer setting gears in motion (5) |
|
|
| Boot camp boss, informally |
New York Times Mini |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Someone who knows the drill, informally? |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Base boss, informally |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Nickname for an army officer |
|
|
| Short NCO changes gears (5) |
|
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| Platoon VIP |
Premier Sunday |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Nickname for a drill instructor, often |
|
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| Military address? |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Sergeant, informally (5) |
|
|
| Grouchy authority figure in "Beetle Bailey" |
|
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| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
24 May 2024 |
| Address to an officer (5) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 May 2024 |
| Looey's superior |
|
|
| Barracks VIP |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Army rank, casually |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Nickname for a military man |
|
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| Certain NCO, informally; gears (anag.) |
|
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| Slang for sergeant |
|
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| Police officer, heading to scene, changed gear (5) |
|
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| Senior NCO, in short (5) |
|
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| Barracks boss |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2024 |
| NCO nickname |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Boot camp nickname |
Commuter |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jan 2024 |
| Looie’s subordinate |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Barracks leader's nickname |
Commuter |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Oct 2023 |
| Noncom nickname |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Drill boss, familiarly |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2023 |
| What a loud barker might be called |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2023 |
| Private's superior, for short |
Newsday |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Certain officer, informally |
Universal |
29 Mar 2023 |
| Bucket O Soldiers leader in "Toy Story" |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2023 |
| What some policewomen are called |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2023 |
| Someone assessing recruits, gauging everybody's principles |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Boot camp barker |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Platoon VIP |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jun 2022 |
| Nickname for a noncom |
Newsday |
04 May 2022 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Apr 2022 |
| Military officer, informally |
Universal |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Nickname for Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Drill conductor, informally |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Nickname for an NCO |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2021 |
| V.I.P. on base |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Base address |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2021 |
| Beetle Bailey nemesis |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2021 |
| Beetle Bailey nemesis |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2021 |
| Army base nickname |
Universal |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Dec 2020 |
| Squad leader |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Dec 2020 |
| Military nickname, for short |
|
|
| Boot camp boss, informally |
Universal |
07 Aug 2020 |
| Private's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jul 2020 |
| Military officer, informally |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2020 |
| Boot camp boss, briefly |
|
|
| Noncom nickname |
The Washington Post |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Noncom nickname |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Boot camp leader, familiarly |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Orville P. Snorkel's rank in "Beetle Bailey" comic strips |
|
|
| Copper river in shade of green? |
|
|
| Army instructor, informally |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Beetle's boss |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Base boss |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2019 |
| Corporal's superior, for short |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Platoon nickname |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Nickname for a noncom |
Newsday |
28 May 2019 |
| Drill instructor, informally |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Certain noncom |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Private's superior, for short |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2019 |
| Sergeant (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Jan 2019 |
| NCO runs into wise person |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Base boss |
|
|
| Drill instructor, informally |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey nemesis |
|
|
| Barracks nickname |
Universal |
18 Dec 2018 |
| Looie's underling |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2018 |
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
Universal |
21 Oct 2018 |
| Looie's subordinate |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2018 |
| ''About-face!'' source |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2018 |
| Three-stripe soldier, informally |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Looie's underling |
The Washington Post |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Looie's underling |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Base boss |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Beetle Bailey's superior |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2018 |
| NCO nickname |
The Washington Post |
07 May 2018 |
| NCO nickname |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2018 |
| Boot camp nickname |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Boot camp V.I.P |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2018 |
| Boot camp nickname |
The Washington Post |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Boot camp nickname |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Looie's subordinate |
|
|
| Boot camp V.I.P. |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's superior |
|
|
| Looie's underling |
|
|
| NCO nickname |
|
|
| Looie's underling |
|
|
| Boot camp nickname |
|
|
| Base boss |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| Barracks nickname |
|
|
| V.I.P. at boot camp |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2017 |
| Army rank, informally |
Universal |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Army drill instructor, informally |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2017 |
| Platoon V.I.P |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2017 |
| Noncom's nickname |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Nickname for an army rank, like Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" order-barker |
Universal |
28 May 2017 |
| Boot-camp driller |
Newsday |
21 May 2017 |
| Military nickname |
|
|
| Beetle's boss, in the comics |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2017 |
| Private's superior, informally |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Army officer, informally |
Universal |
01 Feb 2017 |
| Army rank, informally |
|
|
| Beetle's boss, in the comics |
|
|
| V.I.P. at boot camp |
|
|
| Platoon V.I.P. |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" order-barker |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" superior |
Universal |
24 Dec 2016 |
| Boot camp figure |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2016 |
| Nickname for an NCO |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2016 |
| Nickname for a noncom |
Universal |
23 Jul 2016 |
| Noncom nickname |
Newsday |
01 May 2016 |
| 'Beetle Bailey' character |
The Washington Post |
24 Apr 2016 |
| Drill leader |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2016 |
| Army base nickname |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2016 |
| ''Beetle Bailey'' character |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2016 |
| "Beetle Bailey" superior |
|
|
| Nickname for a noncom |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
USA Today |
20 Nov 2015 |
| Boot camp barker |
LA Times Daily |
04 Oct 2015 |
| Looie's underling |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Snorkel, to Beetle |
USA Today |
08 May 2015 |
| Military nickname |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2015 |
| Boot-camp nickname |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Beetle's boss |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Feb 2015 |
| Boot-camp nickname |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| Military nickname |
|
|
| Boot camp barker |
|
|
| Beetle's boss |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's reprimander |
|
|
| Looie's underling |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" figure |
|
|
| Certain noncom, casually |
|
|
| Boot camp figure |
|
|
| Private's superior, informally |
|
|
| Platoon honcho |
|
|
| Beetle's boss, in the comics |
|
|
| Base boss |
|
|
| Nickname for a noncom |
|
|
| NCO nickname |
|
|
| Troop's drill leader |
|
|
| GI orderer |
|
|
| Army driller, informally |
|
|
| Bilko, to his buddies |
|
|
| Jeep in "Cars" |
|
|
| Corps noncom |
|
|
| Looie's subordinate |
|
|
| Boot camp boss, briefly |
|
|
| Military nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Certain noncom |
|
|
| NCO, informally |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2011 |
| Bilko, familiarly |
|
|
| Barracks bigwig |
|
|
| Camp nickname |
|
|
| Base barker |
|
|
| Barracks bigwig |
|
|
| Army nickname |
|
|
| Boot-camp driller |
|
|
| NCO, informally |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" bellower |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" bellower |
|
|
| Orville P. Snorkel of the comics page, familiarly |
|
|
| Certain noncom |
|
|
| Nickname for a noncom |
|
|
| Private leader? |
|
|
| Barracks VIP |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle Bailey |
|
|
| Barracks VIP |
|
|
| Private instructor, popularly |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's superior |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's superior |
|
|
| Jeep in the movie "Cars" |
|
|
| Noncom nickname |
|
|
| Base person? |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" boss |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| What a loud barker may be called |
|
|
| Noncom nickname |
|
|
| Nickname for an NCO |
|
|
| One who knows the drill? |
|
|
| Jeep in the movie "Cars" |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" bully |
|
|
| Noncom nickname |
|
|
| Squad leader, familiarly |
|
|
| Beetle's bane |
|
|
| Private leader? |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Boot camp big shot |
|
|
| Looie's underling |
|
|
| Drill boss |
|
|
| Army noncom |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Boss of the barracks, in brief |
|
|
| Bilko, casually |
|
|
| Bilko, casually |
|
|
| Two-stripe soldier, for short |
|
|
| An NCO, informally |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's reprimander |
|
|
| Barracks boss |
|
|
| NCO |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey bedeviler |
|
|
| Military nickname |
|
|
| NCO nickname |
|
|
| Precinct house nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's tormentor |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Looie's subordinate |
|
|
| Base nickname |
|
|
| Looie's saluter |
|
|
| One reporting to a looie |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's boss |
|
|
| Noncom's nickname |
|
|
| Barracks boss |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle Bailey |
|
|
| Jeep in "Cars" |
|
|
| Noncom's nickname |
|
|
| Drill instructor, slangily |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle Bailey |
|
|
| Beetle's boss |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Bailey |
|
|
| Boot camp director |
|
|
| Army address |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" bellower |
|
|
| Police V.I.P. |
|
|
| NCO nickname |
|
|
| Looie's subordinate |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey superior |
|
|
| Certain NCO, fondly |
|
|
| Noncom |
|
|
| NCO nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's commander |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" nickname |
|
|
| Certain NCO, fondly |
|
|
| 87 Across nickname |
|
|
| Bilko, familiarly |
|
|
| Comic strip character Orville Snorkel, familiarly |
|
|
| Bilko, familiarly |
|
|
| Boot camp boss, informally |
|
|
| Military nickname |
|
|
| Carter, to Gomer |
|
|
| What Doberman called Bilko |
|
|
| Beetle's bugger |
|
|
| Boot camp biggie |
|
|
| Army rank, casually |
|
|
| Boot camp boss, informally |
|
|
| Casual military address |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| Service nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's superior |
|
|
| Military nickname |
|
|
| One who answers to a looie |
|
|
| Noncom's nickname |
|
|
| Precinct nickname |
|
|
| Looie's subordinate |
|
|
| Boot camp boss |
|
|
| Barker of military orders |
|
|
| Bilko nickname |
|
|
| Barracks boss |
|
|
| Service nickname |
|
|
| Nickname on the base |
|
|
| One giving marching orders |
|
|
| Bilko, familiarly |
|
|
| NCO, familiarly |
|
|
| Corporal's boss, for short |
|
|
| 87 Across nickname |
|
|
| Beetle's nemesis |
|
|
| Nickname for a noncom |
|
|
| "Beetle Bailey" character |
|
|
| Bilko for short |
|
|
| One who knows the drill |
|
|
| Military barker |
|
|
| Busted looie |
|
|
| "Hup, two, three, four" caller |
|
|
| Noncom |
|
|
| Bilko, casually |
|
|
| Beetle's boss |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's nemesis |
|
|
| Base figure, familiarly |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle |
|
|
| Base nickname |
|
|
| O'Rourke of F Troop |
|
|
| Bilko's nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's nemesis, for short |
|
|
| NCO informally |
|
|
| NCO, familiarly |
|
|
| NCO's nickname |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey's nemesis |
|
|
| Vince, to Gomer |
|
|
| Looey's aide |
|
|
| Top kick |
|
|
| Bilko's rank, for short |
|
|
| Bilko, familiarly |
|
|
| Title for Silvers in "You'll Never Get Rich" |
|
|
| Three-striper, familiarly |
|
|
| Nickname for Bilko |
|
|
| Topkick |
|
|
| Looie's aide |
|
|
| Snorkel, to Beetle Bailey |
|
|
| N.C.O. |
|
|
| Noncom |
|
|
| Name for an N.C.O. |
|
|
| Army man. |
|
|
| Army man: Slang. |
|
|
| NCO name. |
|
|
| Noncom. |
|
|
| Army man, familiarly. |
|
|
| Beetle Bailey character. |
|
|
| Topkick, for short. |
|
|
| Top-kick. |
|
|
| Platoon bigwig |
|
|
| Top kick. |
|
|
| NCO. |
|
|
| Bilko. |
|
|
| Topkick. |
|
|
| "Top kick." |
|
|
| Army man: Colloq. |
|
|
| Military man: Slang. |
|
|
| Nickname for a 3-striper. |
|
|
| Noncom: Colloq. |
|
|