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The answer

NEXT

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

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 1966; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Adjoining - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• 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
• "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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