Most likely to succeed?

The answer to “Most likely to succeed?” in the New York Times crossword is SOONEST — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 28, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 33-Down. 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.

“Most likely to succeed?” answer

SOONEST (7 letters)

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Why the answer is SOONEST

SOONEST is the 7-letter solution that fits "Most likely to succeed?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 28, 2025 (33-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SOONEST mean?

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

When else has “Most likely to succeed?” 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.

June 28, 2025 (most recent) → SOONEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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