Clues for the word "RANKS"
We've had 57 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 74 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on September 13, 2025.
Referring Clues
- They may be closed
- Officers' command
- They may be broken in the military
- Puts first or second, say
- Enlisted personnel
- Major and captain, e.g.
- Colonel and captain
- Major and captain
- Military designations
- Positions in a hierarchy
- Major and private, e.g.
- Admiral and others
- Is in charge
- Sorts
- Puts in order
- Captain, general, etc.
- Colonel, corporal, etc.
- They're often closed in an emergency
- Military standings, e.g.
- Standings
- Rows of soldiers
- See 9-Across
- Military levels
- Corporal and captain
- Hierarchy levels
- Captain, colonel, etc.
- Puts on a scale
- Classifies from high to low
- Puts in graded positions
- Holds a certain spot
- Captain and others
- Military positions
- Chessboard's eight
- Counterparts of files
- Gives an order
- Admirals, captains, generals and such
- Orders
- Evaluates
- Private and others
- Rows on a chessboard
- Puts in order, as favorites
- Billboard slots
- See 12
- Grades
- Corporal, captain and colonel
- Sorts smelly socks first
- Published thousands of files
- File crossers, on a chessboard
- Puts in numerical order
- Assigns relative value to
- Places in size order, say
- Major and colonel
- General and private
- General and admiral, for two
- Puts in order of preference
- Captain and lieutenant
- Octet on a chessboard
Last Seen In
- New York Times - September 13, 2025
- LA Times - June 16, 2025
- Mirror Mini - June 02, 2025
- New York Times - December 23, 2022
- New York Times - December 04, 2022
- USA Today - October 01, 2022
- New York Times - November 19, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - September 26, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - June 16, 2017
- Mirror Mini - June 02, 2017
- Universal - April 29, 2017
- New York Times - February 12, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 21, 2017
- New York Times - August 14, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 18, 2016
- Rock n Roll Crossword - October 11, 2015
- Netword - July 27, 2015
- Jonesin - January 13, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 27, 2014
- New York Times - September 24, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 24, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - July 17, 2014
- Universal - December 05, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 18, 2013
- Washington Post - June 07, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 23, 2013
- USA Today - December 06, 2012
- Washington Post - December 05, 2012
- Universal - October 21, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 23, 2012
- And in 44 more crossword puzzles...