The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 15 letter word FLASHESINTHEPAN which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
They were once promising crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLASHESINTHEPAN | 100 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: They were once promising
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