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JUST before the deadline

Last seen in Universal Crossword December 16, 2024 Answers

Trying to solve the clue "JUST before the deadline"? It was last seen in the Universal Crossword puzzle on December 16, 2024. From 175 answers in our database, LASTMINUTE (10 letters) is the best fit with a 99% match rate. We've ranked every potential solution below so you can find the one that works for your grid.

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175 Other Potential Answers

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LASTMINUTE
JUST before the deadline
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2024
10%
MATEINTWO
Scenario just before a board takeover?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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ALL
Not just most
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
5%
ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
5%
TETRIS
Game played in the trunk before a road trip?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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BACHELORPARTY
Night out before tying the knot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
5%
BANKINGREGULATION
"The ball must hit the cushion before dropping into the pocket," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
5%
SWEETTOOTH
Strong desire for one in search of just desserts?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
5%
PREK
Grade before grades, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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ASKS
Doesn't just assume
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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SHEET
Word before metal and music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LEO
Sign before Virgo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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BEASTINSHOW
Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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INIT
"My heart's just not __"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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ONCUE
At just the right moment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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USE
Word before "force" or "the Force"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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BANAL
Not just unoriginal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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TONERS
Products often applied before moisturizers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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GRAY
Word before scale or whale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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ERE
Bard's before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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ERIE
Lake just south of London
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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SCOOPUP
Grab before anyone else can
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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EVE
'Twas the night before Christmas?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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NOANSWER
"I'll just leave a message"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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HEY
"Wait just a minute!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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NEE
Word before a maiden name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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PSST
Whisper before "Pass it on!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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ACHOO
Sound before some blessings
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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AHA
"It just clicked!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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ALFA
Letter before Bravo
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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RHO
Letter before sigma
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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ALPHA
Letter before beta
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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AFTS
Times before eves, in classified ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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EXCUSEYOU
"Did I just hear what I think I heard?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
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PRIOR
__ to: before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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FITS
Is just the right size for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
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AGE
Number before a + on a board game box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ESTATE
Word before planning or sale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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AREA
Word before "map" or "code"
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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BREAKINGNEWS
"This just in!," or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across are doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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AKA
Letters before a stage name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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AREWEALONE
Question before broaching a confidential topic
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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WRAPSESSION
Get-together before the holidays?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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LIRA
Italian currency before the euro
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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NAIL
Get just right
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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IGER
Disney CEO before D'Amaro
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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HATEREAD
Endure a book just to write a scathing review, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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AJAR
Open just a crack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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LASER
Word before "maze" or "tag"
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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STRIKETHREE
Words before "You're out"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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HOHOHO
Caroler's syllables before "Who wouldn't go?"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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SLY
Word before devil or dog
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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HAL
Film villain spelled by the letter before each letter of IBM (!)
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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ACTS
Doesn't just stand there
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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LEOS
The current pope and 13 before him
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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SEMIS
Rounds before finals, informally
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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HAKA
Maori dance that the All Blacks perform before rugby matches
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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SUCH
Word before or after "as"
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
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LASTCALL
Announcement before closing time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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GENTLE
Word before "giant" or "soul"
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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ICE
Word before "cube" or "cream"
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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ANTE
What you should kick in before a deal?
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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MOOD
Word before ring or swing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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SECRET
Word before "Service" or "Santa"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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HOSEA
Book before Joel
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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EERIECALM
Stillness before a storm
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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SENIORYEAR
Last stretch before graduation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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PACES
They're counted before a duel
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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FAT
___ Bear Week (celebration before hibernation)
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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SOFT
Like a nonbinding deadline
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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NEED
Not just want
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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OILED
Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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SOL
Note before la
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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MINDREADERS
They know just what you're thinking
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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KAPPA
Letter before lambda
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
5%
URBAN
Word before "Outfitters" or "Dictionary"
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
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GROUP
Word before "think" or "chat"
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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TAU
Letter before upsilon
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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GENX
Group before millennials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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OPENSESAME
Words spoken before making an entrance?
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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SOB
Word before "story" or "sister"
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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IMHO
Letters before a hot take
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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KALECAESARS
Salads that require a massage before eating
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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GENDER
Word before "neutral" or "nonconforming"
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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ENERGY
Word before bar or drink
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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ORAL
Word before "history" or "cavity"
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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RTS
Shares on "the bird app," before Jul. 2023
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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CHIRAC
French president before Sarkozy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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AMORE
"When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool, that's ___"
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
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HST
Pres. before DDE
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
5%
TIL
Abbreviation before stating a new fact
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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EDITOR
Person who tweaks crossword clues before publication
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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OHEXCUSEME
*"What did you just say?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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HOWONEARTH
"There's no way that just happened!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
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YOYOS
They're wound up before they sleep!
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
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SETS
Volleyball hits before spikes
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
5%
GEE
Word before "whillikers" or "whiz"
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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DREDGED
Coated in flour before frying
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
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MON
Day before Tue.
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
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SLOW
Word before "down" or "dance"
Universal Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
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MELBA
Name after peach or before toast
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
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BMINUS
Grade just above C level
Universal Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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NUS
Letters before xis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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EVERY
Not just some
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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PALO
Word before "santo" or "Alto"
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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PROTOSTAR
One just starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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LOVE
Not just fancy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
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OMICRON
Letter before pi
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
5%
HATH
Verb before "no fury"
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2025
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OLD
Word before some language names
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
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WHOA
"Hold on just a second!"
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
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PSI
Letter before omega
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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ISNT
"My heart just __ in it"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
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UTERO
In ___ (before birth)
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
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ROM
Bible book before 1 Cor.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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RADIO
Word before "edit" or "wave"
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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YOUREALIAR
"That's just not true!" (... letters 4-7)
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
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BACKUP
"Wait, what did you just say?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
5%
JOEL
Book before Amos
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
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ICANTPICK
"Both options are too good to take just one"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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AGAIN
"Didn't we just see this?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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LGBT
Queue before Q
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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OHSTOP
"You are just too much!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 4, 2025
5%
WARMUPSTRETCHES
Routine before a race, or what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
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TIN
Word before can or Man
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
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STANDARDDISTRIBUTION
Allocation of royal flags before the King's speech?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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ERR
Fail to hit save before closing, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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ETHANHUNT
IMF agent who receives a self-destructing message before each mission
Universal Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
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BUC
Gronk, before his second retirement
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
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ESS
Letter before 54-Down
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
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LASTBUTNOTLEAST
Words before the final item ... or like the second number in 17-, 23-, 34- or 44-Across
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
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HOT
Not just warm
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
5%
IOTA
Letter before kappa
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
5%
MUTE
Button you might click before multitasking on a Zoom meeting
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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RAT
Word before or after "pack"
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
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THEN
Word before or after what
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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HELISKIERS
They take a flight before they schuss
Universal Crossword · Oct 31, 2025
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TREE
Word before "farm" or "house"
Universal Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
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DEAD
Word before "center" or "heat"
Universal Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
5%
RAIN
Word before "date" or "dance"
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
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LENT
Observance before Easter
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
5%
SAIGON
Ho Chi Minh City, before 1976
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
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LONG
Word before "Beach" or "Island"
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
5%
PODCASTS
Downloads before a long road trip, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
5%
PEA
Word after "chick" or before "hen"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
5%
YOUNGATHEART
Feeling like age is just a number, and an apt description of 18-, 25-, 40-, and 53-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
5%
LADY
Word before "Luck" or "Liberty"
Universal Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
5%
STRAW
Word before "poll" or "hat"
Universal Crossword · Oct 17, 2025
5%
CROP
Word before "top" or "circle"
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2025
5%
TAX
Word before "code" or "break"
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
5%
RESTUP
Get plenty of sleep before a big event
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
5%
GOINGTWICE
Words before a gavel banging
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
5%
FINALNOTICE
Recourse before pursuing legal action, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
1%
REFI
Loan adjustment, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
BLM
Racial justice movement letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
LIVINGWAGE
Economic justice topic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
1%
ADAPT
Adjust to one's surroundings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
NOTFAIR
"The injustice!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
HEM
Adjustable border
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
1%
RELACE
Adjust, as a corset
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
1%
ELENA
Supreme Court justice Kagan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
1%
SET
Adjust, as an alarm
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
SETAT
Adjust to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
TUNER
Device that helps adjust the pitch of musical instruments
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
1%
RBG
SCOTUS justice who was known for her dissents
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
1%
TWEAK
Slight adjustment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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INMYDEFENSE
Start of a justification for questionable behavior
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
SIPANDTUCK
*Sample a cocktail while adjusting a shirt, perhaps?
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
DEGAS
"Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper" artist
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
TUNES
Adjusts a piano's pitch, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
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FACTCHECKER
*Claims adjuster?
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
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TUNE
Adjust the pitch of
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
1%
MAYAMOORE
Minnesota Lynx star who retired to fight for criminal justice reform
Universal Crossword · Oct 12, 2025

Clues for Universal Crossword on December 16, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "JUST before the deadline" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 175 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is LASTMINUTE (10 letters).
What is the best answer for "JUST before the deadline"?
The best answer for "JUST before the deadline" is LASTMINUTE with 10 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "JUST before the deadline" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on December 16, 2024.
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