Sooner than expected (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EARLY Sooner than expected (5) (5)
85% EARLYRISER Stair that comes sooner than expected? (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2022
77% WITH TIME TO SPARE And the enemy bombed seaport sooner than expected (18)
71% ALREADY Almost everyone prepared sooner than expected (7) (7)
71% DEARLY Day's beginning sooner than expected, at great cost (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 24, 2017
65% EARLDOM Almost sooner than expected, make millions out of title (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 11, 2024
60% YEARLY When winter comes, sooner than expected, after end of January (6)
9% INTHENEARFUTURE Sooner rather than later (15) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
8% UNDERACHIEVE Do less well than expected (12) (12) Puzzler Sep 2, 2025
8% DUE Expected (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 22, 2025
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