The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word THEN , but the solution may also be AFTER which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Next crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THEN | 46 % | 4 |
| AFTER | 11 % | 5 |
| NEAREST | 9 % | 7 |
| ONDECK | 9 % | 6 |
| SOONEST | 6 % | 7 |
| COMINGUP | 2 % | 8 |
| ONTAP | 2 % | 5 |
| ANDTHEN | 2 % | 7 |
| ANYONEELSE | 2 % | 10 |
| YOUREUP | 2 % | 7 |
| WHOS | 2 % | 4 |
| SECONDLY | 2 % | 8 |
| YOURTURN | 2 % | 8 |
| ENSUING | 2 % | 7 |
| ON DECK | 2 % | 7 |
Why may ON-DECK be the right solution?
"On deck" is a term used in baseball to refer to the next batter due to hit. In a broader sense, it means next in line or next to come, which fits the clue "Next".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Next
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adjacent
- following
- succeeding
- side by side
- incoming
- future
- close
- proximate
- here
- contiguous
- successive
- nearby
Crossword Answer definitions
THEN conjunction- Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
- That time
- Being so at that time.
- (temporal location) At that time.
- (temporal location) Soon afterward.
- (sequence) Next in order; in addition.
- In that case.
- (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
- (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result THEN
- At that time
- In that case
- Now's partner
- At the time
- Not now
- Afterward
- At that point
- "What happened next?"
- Next
- Transition word
More clues leading to the result AFTER
- Behind in place
- Clapton's "__ Midnight"
- Following
- ___ a fashion
- ___ the fact
- Later on
- M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi film starring members of the same immediate family (May 31)
- Pursuing
- Diet ad photo caption
- Photo for comparison
More clues leading to the result NEAREST
- Least remote
- Closest
- Most proximate
- Short and direct
- Next
- Most accessible
- Intimate and then some
- Most warm, in a way
- Like a best friend, say
- Least distant
More clues leading to the result ONDECK
- Ready
- About to hit
- Waiting to bat
- Next to bat
- Not below
- Next in line
- Up next
- Next at bat
- Waiting to hit
- What the first inning lead-off batter never is
More clues leading to the result SOONEST
- At the first opportunity
- Earliest
- "Least said, mended"
- Most promptly
- "Fearless minds climb ___ unto crowns": Shak.
- With the least delay
- At the earliest date
- Most quickly
- Earliest time
- Haste-encouraging word
More clues leading to the result COMINGUP
More clues leading to the result ONTAP
- Draft status
- Ready to be drawn
- From the barrel
- Like some pub brews
- Ready
- Bottled alternative
- Ready to use
- Available via faucet
- Ready to pour
- Like draft beer
More clues leading to the result ANDTHEN
- Transitional phrase
- Part 4 of definition
- "Here's what happened next ..."
- "What happened next?"
- "Afterwards ... "
- "Subsequently ... "
- "So . . ."
- "Here's what happened next . . ."
- "Tell me more"
- "Next ..."
More clues leading to the result ANYONEELSE
- "No more takers?"
- "Who's next?"
- "Next?"
- Bully's parting shot
- Question after a public shellacking
- Question from a bully
- Q&A query
- Question before wrapping up a Q&A
More clues leading to the result YOUREUP
More clues leading to the result WHOS
- "...but ___ counting?"
- "__ the Boss" (Danza sitcom)
- "___ on first?"
- "___ Crying Now" (Journey hit)
- With 13-Down, "I'm ready for any and all takers!"
- Seussian villagers
- The Grinch's victims
- "___ Sorry Now?"
- "___ been sleeping in my bed?"
- "___ Your Daddy?" (Fox TV show)
More clues leading to the result SECONDLY
- "As a followup to that..."
- "And furthermore..."
- In addition (used in a series).
- In addition.
- Next
- "For another thing ..."
- In the next place
- It follows "First of all ..."