The Clue
At the front of the line (4 letter answer)
The Answer
NEXT
Tags
Notes
The answer NEXT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Beside
Closest
Closest to
Contiguous
Following
Proximate
Sequent
Subsequent
Succeeding
Upcoming
"What ___?"
Bakery call
Barber's call
Barber's cry
Barber's word
Barbershop call
Barbershop shout
Call in a bakery
Call to a queue
Cashier's cry
Coming up
Cry at a bakery
Cry at a deli
Deli cry
Immediately following
Leading the queue
Right after
Service call?
Shout to waiters
Vaccinator's call
Announcement for the head of a queue
Baldwin's "The Fire ___ Time"
Casting director's dismissal
Deli queue call
"Step right up!"
Waiting room call
Waiting room word
Waiting-room word
Start of many a TV teaser
Cry at a motor vehicle bureau
Definition
NEXT as an adjective:
1. (adjacent, next, side by side) = nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
2. (future, next, succeeding) = (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
3. (following, next) = immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
NEXT as an adverb:
1. at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"