Become rich and successful, so to speak

The answer to “Become rich and successful, so to speak” in the New York Times crossword is ARRIVE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 100-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Become rich and successful, so to speak” answer

ARRIVE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ARRIVE

ARRIVE is the 6-letter solution that fits "Become rich and successful, so to speak" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 8, 2026 (100-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ARRIVE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ARRIVE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Become rich and successful, so to speak” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 8, 2026 (most recent) → ARRIVE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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