Best friend becomes ship's second-in-command (5,4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIRSTMATE Best friend becomes ship's second-in-command (5,4) (9)
84% CREMEDELACREME *. . . second is the best . . . (14) USA Today Sep 20, 2025
81% ASST Second-in-command, briefly (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
81% ARGO Jason's ship, or 2012's Best Picture (4) Universal Sep 26, 2025
81% CAPTAINS Ship commanders (8) Commuter Jul 5, 2025
78% DOG Man's best friend (3)
74% SCREAM Shout for second best (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Sep 21, 2025
74% MATE Friend working on ship (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 14, 2025
74% BGAME Second-best effort (5) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
74% SOUS ___ chef (second-in-command) (4)
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