"-- first you ..."

The answer

IFAT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IFAT answer page.

Used 18 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• PLACECHEESEONTOSEESAW (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for IFAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by IFAT, most used first.

• "___ first you don't succeed ..." - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ first you don't ..." - used 42 times, most recently in 2019
• "___ first ..." - used 27 times, most recently in 2017
• -- all possible - used 10 times, most recently in 2019

Related clues

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• "Hey, you!" - PSST, used 325 times
• First-rate - AONE, used 274 times
• "You said it!" - AMEN, used 257 times
• First place - EDEN, used 215 times
• First-class - AONE, used 143 times
• First name in scat - ELLA, used 140 times

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