Adjoining

The answer

NEXT

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

Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 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.

• NEXTTO (5 uses in xd)
• BESIDE (2 uses in xd)
• NEXTDOOR (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NEXT

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

• On deck - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
• Following - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Barber's call - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
• Waiting room call - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• First in line - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• At the front of the line - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Barbershop call - used 23 times, most recently in 2020
• Deli counter call - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bank teller's call - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Coming up - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Teller's call - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Call to a queue - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Queue cue - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Ensuing - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Barber's cry - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Coming right up - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Immediately following - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Subsequent - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Better luck __ time" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Counter call - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Nearest to. - used 8 times, most recently in 1966
• "Star Trek: The ___ Generation" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Adjacent - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Adjacent (to) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Bakery call - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Barbershop cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Beside. - used 7 times, most recently in 1985
• Deli counter cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• In the on-deck circle - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Succeeding - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bank teller's cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Call in a bakery - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Receptionist's cry - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• "Step right up!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• ___-do-well - NEER, used 511 times
• Zilch - NADA, used 352 times
• Require - NEED, used 321 times
• Tidy - NEAT, used 316 times
• Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
• ___ contendere - NOLO, used 293 times

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