Succeeding
The crossword clue "Succeeding" is answered by AFTER, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AFTER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFTER answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GOINGFAR (2 uses in xd)
- GOINGWELL (1 uses in xd)
- MAKINGGOOD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFTER
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFTER, most used first.
- Following - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- In pursuit of - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Subsequently - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Pursuing - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Later on - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- In search of - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Chasing - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
- On the trail of - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- ". . . happily ever __" - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Subsequent to - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Last word of many fairy tales - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Later - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Miller's "___ the Fall" - used 10 times, most recently in 1996
- Behind - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- ___-dinner mint - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- In honor of - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Later than - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Gunning for - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- The slim picture - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Time __ time; repeatedly - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- A little later - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Fairy tale closer - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Not before - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Diet ad photo caption - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- In imitation of - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Intro to math? - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Next - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Out to get - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Seeking - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
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