| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MAJOR | Rank between captain and lieutenant colonel |
| colonels | An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
| commanders | A naval officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Navy or Coast Guard) an officer ranking above lieutenant commander and below captain |
| commander | A naval officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Navy or Coast Guard) an officer ranking above lieutenant commander and below captain |
| commodore | an officer of a rank between an admiral and a captain; the senior captain in a fleet of merchant ships |
| commodores | COMMODORE, an officer of a rank between an admiral and a captain; the senior captain in a fleet of merchant ships |
