Top exec Crossword Clue

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Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXEC (noun)
1. the chief executive department of the United States government
TOP (verb)
1. be the culminating event
2. pass by, over, or under without making contact
TOP (noun)
1. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
2. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
TOP (adjective)
1. situated at the top or highest position

More USA Today Crossword (1/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. Greeting that might include a fist bump

4. ___ Angeles, California

7. ___ the pot (causes controversy)

12. Newspaper with a blue circle logo

15. '. . . but I could be wrong'

16. Cuddles amorously

18. Tennis star Rafael

19. Mary-Kate Olsen, to Ashley Olsen

21. Fish in bacalaito

22. Anatomical pouch

23. Greek vowel

24. Ingredient in concrete

26. "___ questions?"

27. Kindle, Nook, etc.

29. All bangers, no ___

32. Vehicles for sliding down hills

33. Use a chair

34. Nothing to write ___ about

35. Center of a plum

36. Use a hanky on

37. Historical period

38. Apple tablets

40. Understand?

41. Set of practices for improving one's well-being

43. Yo-yo, for example

44. Enticement

46. Apple's 45-Across Cook

49. New start?

50. Warm, spiced drink served at many European Christmas markets

53. Bygone Russian rulers

55. Safety features in cars

56. Bender

57. Herbal drink like hojicha

58. Angel hair or penne

59. ___ deco (architectural style)

60. Students older than jrs.

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Down

1. Passages for tears

2. Sculptor Ruth

3. ___! At The Disco

4. Makes less tight.

5. Quirk

6. Dip for chips

7. Ares, to Zeus

8. Tracked down

9. Bali's country

10. Long journeys in cars

11. Midwestern city named for a French king, for short

13. Large amount

14. Thus far

17. Things not to be told to anyone

20. Tall plant in a marsh

25. "But" in Portuguese.

26. Bonobo, for example

27. Omit when pronouncing

28. Part of a staircase

29. "I founded the club ___ heard great things about" (Taylor Swift lyric)

30. Wellness establishment also known as jjimjilbang

31. "You have my attention"

32. "We don't need these details!"

36. Apt rhyme for “dry”

38. Post-op destination

39. Chicken ___ (cheesy entree)

40. Something that's likely to happen

42. Bit of broccoli

43. Balance precariously

45. Old Hollywood star Bow

46. Leans

47. Prefix with "stellar"

48. Arizona desert landforms

51. Part of a table or a cat

52. Actress Ming-Na

53. Baking amt.

54. Large body of water

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