Chief, though not number one? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chief, though not number one? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on March 3, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRIME.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRIME Chief, though not number one? (5) The Times Cryptic Mar 3, 2026
7% ALBEIT Even though (6) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
6% EMIR Arab chief (4) Premier Sunday Feb 22, 2026
6% LEADER Chief editorial (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Feb 22, 2026
6% EDITOR Chief journalist on a newspaper (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 18, 2026
6% EVEN Like only one prime number (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
6% HITMAKERS Their numbers do numbers (9) The Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
6% ARCH Chief (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 31, 2026
6% TEESHOT Number one hit, of course? (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
6% PRIMARILY In chief (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 7, 2026

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