The Clue
Tonsor's cry (4 letter answer)
The Answer
NEXT
Tags
Notes
The answer NEXT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Adjacent
Contiguous
Ensuing
The one that follows
___ of kin
Proximate
Sequent
Subsequent
Succeeding
"What ___?"
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Barber's cry
Barber's refrain
Barber's word
Barbershop call
Boy ___ door
Call at a deli
Cashier's cry
Counter call
Cry at a bakery
Cry to the queue
Deli cry
___ to nothing (minimal)
Queue cue
Right after
Service call?
Shout to waiters
"Who's ___, please?"
Announcement for the head of a queue
Baldwin's "The Fire ___ Time"
Barber shop call
Call at a deli counter
Casting director's dismissal
Cry at the doctor's office
Shoe polisher's call
Waiting room call
Waiting room word
Waiting-room word
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"