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Short-lived success

Answer: FLASHINTHEPAN - 13 letters

The crossword clue "Short-lived success" is answered by FLASHINTHEPAN, a 13-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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FLASHINTHEPAN

FLASHINTHEPAN

13 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLASHINTHEPAN answer page.

9Times used
8Distinct years
2022Most recent year
6Publications

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 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.

  • ONEHITWONDER (3 uses in xd)
  • SHOOTINGSTAR (3 uses in xd)

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