Second-in-command Crossword Clue

We have the 6-letter answer for Second-in-command crossword clue, last seen in the NYT Crossword October 11, 2026 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Second-in-command Crossword Answer

↓4.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

VEEP

(4 letters)

DEP

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
2. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SECOND-IN-COMMAND (noun)
1. someone who relieves a commander
COMMAND (noun)
1. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
2. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
COMMAND (verb)
1. exercise authoritative control or power over
2. look down on

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

VEEP
(4 letters)
DEP
(3 letters)

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. Citric ___

5. Big name in '90s gaming

9. Inbox annoyance

13. It may start with a gunshot

14. Go me!

16. Museo offering

17. Pinata material

19. Mottled horse

20. Camel features

21. Hamstring exercise

23. Iffy, as one's phone reception

25. Amateur broadcaster's set

26. Like some teddies

27. Michael of SNL

29. Greek goddess of dawn

30. Seek an answer

31. Harbor markers

33. Saudi's neighbor

37. Abbr. in many Quebec place names

38. Box for streaming "Severance" or "Ted Lasso"

40. Lithium-___ battery

41. "The Seasons" composer

43. "My mistake"

44. Gateway Arch city: Abbr.

45. NFL units

47. ___-Wan Kenobi

48. "Don't leave me," for example

49. Analog scheduling aid

53. Quick

55. Jetsam's partner

56. Dots on a subway map

57. Care for

58. People's reading, watching and listening regimens ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across?

62. They can’t be returned

63. Like noble gases

64. Seize

65. Campsite sight

66. Postage-paid enc.

67. Alphabetical order?

All Answers

Down

1. Joan of ___

2. Park it

3. Sport for Kings and Senators

5. Tot's drink holder

6. Memorable time spans

7. Political initials first printed in 1884

8. Fast Amtrak train

9. Humor that doesn't always come across over text

10. Like parents at a graduation ceremony

11. Big name in '80s gaming

12. ___ Park (site of Edison’s lab)

15. Krispy ___

18. One trained in CPR

22. Cool, in '60s slang

23. & or #

24. Common trattoria fare

25. "Yo, check it out!"

28. Moves like a kangaroo

31. Quaint lodgings, informally

32. Certain Balkan native

34. Preferred spot for some air travelers

35. Point taken

36. Bit of dental work

39. Pertaining to Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, e.g.

42. Diagnostic involving the injection of colored fluid

46. Me too

48. Pumpkin seed

49. C sharp, by another name

50. Wonderland girl

51. Arcade coin

52. Black cats to some

54. Peas-ful place?

56. Dames' counterparts

59. Part of the DOJ

60. Bout stopper, for short

61. Oh yeah? __ who?

All Answers