Answer: mastermind

AnswerCrossword Clue
MASTERMINDTop project planner.
masterminda mind, or a person having a mind, of very great ability / to originate, think out, and direct
mastermindSomeone who plans and directs an ingenious and complex scheme or enterprise
mastermindA person with an outstanding intellect
MASTERMINDTwo-player logic game with colored pegs
MASTERMINDGenius
MASTERMINDEngineer
MASTERMINDVery clever planner
MASTERMINDPull the strings
MASTERMINDBrainy ringleader
MASTERMINDCriminal boss
MASTERMINDBrains
MASTERMINDMan with a plan.
MASTERMINDMember of the brain trust.
MASTERMINDSuperman of a sort
MASTERMINDEngineer.
MASTERMINDBrains behind a project.
MASTERMINDLeader of a brain trust.
MASTERMINDDu Maurier's Svengali, for instance.
MASTERMINDPlan and direct
MASTERMINDSupreme strategist