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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIRSTMATE Best friend becomes ship's second-in-command (5,4) (9)
81% SAVE Ctrl+S command (4) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
78% MANS ___ best friend (4) New York Times Oct 22, 2025
74% MATE Friend working on ship (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
74% SONIC The second "S" of SST (5) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
74% ASST Second-in-command, briefly (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
71% MOWER Second wherry oddly becomes cutter (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
71% SCREAM Second best shriek (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 27, 2025
67% ORDERS Commands (6) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
67% BEHEST Command (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
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