"He who hesitates is lost," e.g. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'He who hesitates is lost,' e.g last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAXIM.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
MAXIM 'He who hesitates is lost,' e.g (5) New York Times Sep 7, 2016
OLDSAW "He who hesitates is lost," e.g. (6)
ADAGE "He who hesitates is lost," e.g. (5)

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