Unexpected success
The crossword clue "Unexpected success" is answered by SLEEPER, a 7-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLEEPER
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLEEPER answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SLEEPER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLEEPER, most used first.
- Surprise hit - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected hit - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Surprise success - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Dark horse - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Batter's success - BASEHIT, used 9 times
- Unexpected blessing - GODSEND, used 8 times
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