Corp. bigwig

Latest answer — September 01, 2025

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A top company leader who helps steer the business 🏢

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Across

  1. 1RMS Titanic's undoer
  2. 5City known for witch trials
  3. 10Barn space for storing hay
  4. 14Celeb with worshipful fans
  5. 15East Coast Amtrak service
  6. 16Carpet layer's calculation
  7. 17Getaway where guests are out of fashion?
  8. 19Dreary atmosphere
  9. 20Descendants of the Dutch settlers of southern Africa
  10. 21Hand-dyed fabric
  11. 22"Six-pack" muscles, informally
  12. 25Demilitarized space between antagonists
  13. 28Scent for a gent
  14. 30Prefix with sex
  15. 31Like hearts and diamonds
  16. 32Rational selves, to Freud
  17. 33Big health insurer
  18. 35Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across
  19. 42Voice for Amazon devices
  20. 43Global extremity
  21. 44Baseball official, familiarly
  22. 47Popular tourist memento
  23. 48Seasoning mined from brine
  24. 51Annoying fee added to a price
  25. 54"Rumor ___ it ..."
  26. 55Ticker in a taxi
  27. 56Military "lights out" instrument
  28. 58X ___ xylophone
  29. 59Ramen or pho
  30. 64Flexible Flyer, for one
  31. 65Sharpshooter Oakley
  32. 66Untainted
  33. 67Action after saying "I do"
  34. 68Toys that have their ups and downs
  35. 69One of Columbus's ships

Down

  1. 1Recycling container
  2. 2Part of a campus URL
  3. 3Word after hot or lightning
  4. 4Smooth-talking
  5. 5Lustrous sheet material
  6. 6Build up, as interest
  7. 7Smallest
  8. 8Oval-leaved tree
  9. 9Weather report graphic
  10. 10Capital of Bolivia
  11. 11Speechifier
  12. 12Catlike
  13. 13Gabbed
  14. 18Spotify selection
  15. 21Russian pancakes
  16. 22Tennis servers' wallops
  17. 23Indicator of a half-price deal, in effect
  18. 24Snail-like
  19. 26Feels sorry about
  20. 27Poker pot builder
  21. 29Worker protection agcy.
  22. 33Brownie ___ mode
  23. 34Nile reptiles
  24. 36Spot to tie the knot
  25. 37Target reader of the "Twilight" series
  26. 38Corp. bigwig
  27. 39Trevor who wrote "Born a Crime"
  28. 40"Queen of Jazz" Fitzgerald
  29. 41Drenches
  30. 44Expose at a costume party
  31. 45Oaty breakfast cereal
  32. 46Feels sorry for
  33. 48Universal, Paramount or Disney
  34. 49"Bald" birds
  35. 50Shaft on which a wheel turns
  36. 52Dispatches
  37. 53Wood for black piano keys
  38. 57"Baseball Tonight" airer
  39. 59Opposition vote
  40. 60Yoko from Tokyo
  41. 61Yes, to Yves
  42. 62Crowd-sized coffee server
  43. 63Vexation for a storied princess

The answer to “Corp. bigwig” in the New York Times crossword is EXEC — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 1, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 38-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include CEO. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Corp. bigwig” answer

EXEC (4 letters) — most recent; also seen as CEO

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Why the answer is EXEC

A top company leader who helps steer the business 🏢

What does EXEC mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EXEC is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • an executive

Other answers for “Corp. bigwig”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides EXEC, it has also been CEO. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Corp. bigwig”?

The answer is EXEC, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 1, 2025. Other answers for this clue include CEO.

How many letters is the answer to “Corp. bigwig”?

4 letters: EXEC. Earlier fills for this clue have also been CEO (3).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on September 1, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 38-Down. Earlier appearances: August 31, 2025 → CEO; April 7, 2025 → CEO.

Can “Corp. bigwig” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides EXEC, New York Times has also used CEO for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for September 1, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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