“It’s better to fade away like an ____ than to burn out” (John Lennon) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “It’s better to fade away like an ____ than to burn out” (John Lennon) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OLD SOLDIER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OLD SOLDIER “It’s better to fade away like an ____ than to burn out” (John Lennon) (11) The Times Specialist Sunday May 9, 2021
69% DWINDLE Fade away (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2025
66% PERISHING Cold fading away (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
66% DIE Fade (out) (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 17, 2025
64% YOKOONO John Lennon's love (7) Universal Oct 28, 2025
61% PREFERS Likes better (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 17, 2025
61% OLD Like faded photographs (3) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
61% IMAGINE Picture John Lennon singing this? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
61% ONO John Lennon's beloved Yoko ___ (3)
61% LATE "Better ___ than never" (4)

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