Chief taking off first of the month Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chief taking off first of the month featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on May 5, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARCH Chief taking off first of the month (4) The Times Cryptic May 5, 2026
3% EDITOR Newspaper chief (6) Eugene Sheffer May 1, 2026
3% ULT In the previous month (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 23, 2026
3% SIT Take a load off (3) Commuter Apr 21, 2026
3% DELISTS Takes off the market (7) Newsday Apr 18, 2026
3% DELIS Take off the market (5) New York Times Apr 16, 2026
3% RESTS Takes time off (5) Commuter Apr 16, 2026
3% PTA Org. that may take summers off (3) LA Times Daily Apr 16, 2026
3% OCTOBER Month (7) (7) Mirror Classic Apr 14, 2026
3% TRIMS Takes a little off (5) New York Times Apr 12, 2026

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