Come out on top

The answer to “Come out on top” in the New York Times crossword is PREVAIL — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 49-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.

“Come out on top” answer

PREVAIL (7 letters)

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Why the answer is PREVAIL

PREVAIL is the 7-letter solution that fits "Come out on top" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (49-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PREVAIL mean?

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

When else has “Come out on top” 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.

December 7, 2025 (most recent) → PREVAIL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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