| Hotshots |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Aug 2026 |
| Bigwigs, for short |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2026 |
| Bigwigs |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Apr 2026 |
| Red carpet walkers |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2026 |
| Big shots on one side of the 14-Across |
New York Times Midi |
06 Mar 2026 |
| Hotshots |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Feb 2026 |
| Some limo riders |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Dec 2025 |
| People in limos, maybe |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2025 |
| Backstage pass holders |
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| Bigwigs |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Bigwigs, briefly |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Guests of honour (1,1,2) |
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| No ordinary folks |
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| A-listers, e.g. |
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| A-listers, for short |
Universal |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Ones getting backstage access, perhaps |
Universal |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Crowd beyond the velvet rope |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Red carpet walkers |
Universal |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Bigwigs |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2024 |
| Hotshots |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Big wheels (abbr.) |
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| Red carpet guys |
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| A-listers |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2023 |
| Special guests, for short |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Limo riders, often |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Big cheeses |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jan 2023 |
| A-listers |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2023 |
| Bigwigs |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Muckety-mucks |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Celebs given the red-carpet treatment |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2022 |
| Ones often seen in restricted lounges |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Ones often seen in restricted lounges |
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| U.S. senators, e.g |
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| Bigwigs |
New York Times |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Big shots |
Universal |
28 Sep 2020 |
| Bigwigs |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jun 2020 |
| A-listers |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2019 |
| Pass receivers at bowl games |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2019 |
| Those with privileges, briefly |
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| Those with privileges, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2018 |
| A-list group at an event |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2018 |
| Heads of state, e.g |
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| Big wheels, for short |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Big wheels, for short |
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| Those with privileges, briefly |
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| A-list group at an event |
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| Backstage guests or limo passengers, often: Abbr. |
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| BMOC's, CEO's et al |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2017 |
| They're the top brass |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2017 |
| BMOC's, CEO's et al. |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
|
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| Big shots |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Ones with clout |
LA Times Daily |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Red-carpet walkers |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2016 |
| Celebs |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2016 |
| Ones with clout |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
|
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| Big shots, for short |
Newsday |
01 Sep 2015 |
| Limo passengers, presumably |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2015 |
| Limo passengers, presumably |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
|
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| Big shots, for short |
|
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| Limo riders |
|
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| Big wheels, for short |
|
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| Bigwigs |
|
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| Ones getting bottle service, say |
|
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| Limo riders, often |
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| Red-carpet walkers |
|
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| Limo riders, often |
|
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| Big names |
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| Big shots |
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| Those who might get preferred seating |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Limo-riding sorts |
|
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| Big wheels |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
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| BMOCs, e.g. |
|
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| Bigwigs, briefly |
|
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| Stars |
|
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| BMOCs, e.g. |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Notables |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| CFOs and CEOs |
|
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| Big shots, for short |
|
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| Folks in limos, perhaps |
|
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| Limo riders |
|
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| Somebodies |
|
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| Limo passengers, presumably |
|
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| CEOs and CFOs |
|
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| CEOs and CFOs |
|
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| CEO and COO |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| CEOs, e.g. |
|
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| Bigwigs |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Big wheels |
|
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| Bigwigs |
|
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| High muck-a-mucks |
|
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| High muckamucks |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Big cheeses briefly |
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| Nabobs, initially |
|
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| D.C. is full of them |
|
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| C.E.O.'s, e.g. |
|
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| Award ceremony invitees |
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| CEOs and such |
|
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| Big shots, for short |
|
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| Honchos |
|
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| High muck-a-mucks |
|
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| Big guns, for short |
|
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| C.E.O.'s and B.M.O.C.'S |
|
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| Big wheels |
|
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| Wheels, honchos et al. |
|
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| Big shots |
|
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| Honchos |
|
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| Prestigious people, for short |
|
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| Brass |
|
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| Red-carpet guests |
|
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| Lionized ones |
|
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| Personages: Slang. |
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| Personages. |
|
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| The red-carpet set. |
|
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| A-listers, for short |
|
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| Bigwigs. |
|
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| Red carpet types |
|
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| Celebrities. |
|
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| Celebrities: Slang. |
|
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| "Brass." |
|
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| Candidates for priorities. |
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| Very important people. |
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| Certain people of important. |
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| Recipients of red-carpet treatment. |
|
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| Guests at the captain's table. |
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| Top brass. |
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| Important people. |
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| Big shots. |
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