A person thought likely to succeed (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROSPECT A person thought likely to succeed (8) (8)
8% CONVINCE Succeed in persuading (8) The Times Concise Feb 25, 2026
8% SECURE Succeed in obtaining (6) The Times Concise Feb 16, 2026
8% DWELL *Succeed (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
7% RENT Live ___-free in someone's head (occupy a person's thoughts) (4) The New Yorker Mini Mar 6, 2026
7% NORMIE Person with mainstream likes, pejoratively (6) New York Times Mar 3, 2026
7% ALGER "Strive and Succeed" author Horatio (5) LA Times Mini Feb 28, 2026
7% IDEA Creative thought (4) Commuter Feb 27, 2026
7% ASK "Thought you'd never __" (3) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
7% YOU Second person to sound like a sheep (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Feb 21, 2026
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