| Head honcho (3,3) |
The Guardian Quick |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Head honcho |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Dominant person (3,3) |
Mirror Quick |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Winner at Crufts? (3,3) |
Mirror Cryptic |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Boss - of the kennel club? (3,3) |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Peak, say, Crufts winner (3,3) |
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| Mistakenly opt to follow leader (3,3) |
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| Head honcho, and a feature of 9-, 11-, 25-, and 30-Down |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Dominant member |
The Times Concise |
03 Jun 2025 |
| (Canine?) leader |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 May 2025 |
| Father with prize lifted up, big daddy! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Boss can make better track |
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| Group leader, informally (3,3) |
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| Boss |
Universal |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Dominant person (3,3) (slang) |
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| Leading character got pod to work (3,3) |
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| A VIP may be the best at Crufts (3,3) |
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| Most successful or dominant one (3,3) |
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| Most successfu or dominant one (3,3) |
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| Perform a dangerous trick in sports such as skiing, surfing or skateboarding (3,3) |
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| Principal in group |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Champion boxer possibly? |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Leader? |
Mirror Tea Time |
12 May 2024 |
| Champion setter perhaps (3,3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 May 2024 |
| Commanding figure, champion boxer, say? (3,3) |
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| Big shot (2 wds.) |
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| Person in control, familiarly (3,3) |
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| Person in charge (colloq) (3,3) |
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| Barking leader? |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Jan 2024 |
| Barking leader? (3,3) |
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| Better follow group leader (3,3) |
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| Better follow group leader |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Victor or master? |
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| Successful person |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Dominant individual |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Successful person |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Head honcho |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 May 2023 |
| Head honcho |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Mar 2023 |
| Big cheese |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Troops drop GI, taking odds for leader |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Head honcho |
Universal |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Turns up, the man upstairs got to post good books by local person whose best in their field |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Turns up, the man upstairs took drugs with the champion boxer perhaps |
Irish Times Crosaire |
27 Nov 2021 |
| Canine in charge |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Feb 2021 |
| Champion boxer possibly? |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Principal in group |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Big cheese |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Head honcho |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2020 |
| Big cheese Father with container served up |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Big cheese |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Head honcho |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Turns up, the man upstairs took drugs with the champion boxer perhaps |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Principal in group (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2019 |
| Chief Barker? |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2019 |
| Head honcho |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2019 |
| Head honcho, or a hint to the starred answers |
Universal |
17 Apr 2019 |
| Head honcho |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Big kahuna |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Head honcho, or a hint to the starred answers |
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| Head honcho |
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| Head honcho |
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| Champion boxer perhaps? |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jul 2018 |
| The best setter |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Leader of most of those in 24 across from party joining Government |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 May 2017 |
| Dominant boxer is The Greatest |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Feb 2017 |
| Dominant person |
The Times Concise |
11 May 2016 |
| Alpha male |
Wall Street Journal |
09 May 2016 |
| Alpha male |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2015 |
| Chief Barker is the main man |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Jun 2015 |
| Alpha male |
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| Champion |
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| King of the hill |
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| Dominant sort |
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| Alpha male |
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| Boss |
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| Honcho |
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| Head honcho at a kennel? |
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| Head honcho |
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| Head honcho |
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| One of the highest authority |
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| Boss |
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| Head honcho |
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| Alpha male |
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| Head honcho |
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| Champ |
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| Winner |
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| Champ |
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| Champion |
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| Leader |
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| King of the hill |
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| Pick of the litter? |
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| Person in power |
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| Big wheel |
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