Higher-ranking Crossword Clue

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Higher-ranking Crossword Answer

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UPPER

(5 letters)

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(noun)
1. a person who is older than you are
2. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
(adjective)
1. used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
2. advanced in years; (`aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIGHER-RANKING (adjective)
1. having a higher rank
RANKING (adjective)
1. having a higher rank
RANKING (noun)
1. position on a scale in relation to others in status or rank or achievement

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

UPPER
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
IRONES

More Newsday Crossword (8/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. Little-used

6. Nicely finished

10. Papers' attention-getter

13. Bar mitzvah milestone

14. Cured, perhaps

16. Logs

17. Knocked down

18. Not prettied up

19. Weird Al parodied it with "Bologna" (1979)

20. Gamers' second personas

21. Reliable online reference

22. Somewhat exposed

24. Sun __

25. What the first jeans were, per its etymology

26. Floors of the math department

29. Hopless and bitter, once

30. Seller of Tova cosmetics to QVC (2002)

32. Close some business

35. Anything alcoholic, in Australia

36. What the tactful avoid

37. Part of the lunar topography

38. Declined

39. High-grade security

40. Slide show subjects

41. Swag bag staples

42. Legendary rock singers

43. They may be pulled up

44. Name on a Scotch bottle above a clipper ship

45. Worked on a canal, say

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Down

1. Social media "Spare me your replies"

2. Signals profound change

3. Eel eater

4. Barcelona bros

5. So far, on stubs

6. Teahouse employee

7. Be slothful

8. Unforgettable, in a way

9. Ratted out

10. What an alteration might alter

11. Sudden burst

12. Freshen, as your pad

13. Western high-rises

15. Code cited in court cases

17. Unsuccessful Lindbergh rival

19. Low-down

21. Be impish

23. Abstinent

26. Wellington museum models

27. Depicted faithfully

28. Chooses, as if divinely

30. Ne pas etre __ (be very clever)

31. Old-time Yikes!

32. Comes up in a big way

33. Belgian brewer on bottles

34. Boosters, e.g.

36. 2025 NBA MVP, to fans

37. Urdu palace

39. Respecting

41. Recipe reduction

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