The earliest known printing of this US slang term for “excellent” was in 1951 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The earliest known printing of this US slang term for “excellent” was in 1951 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEATO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEATO The earliest known printing of this US slang term for “excellent” was in 1951 (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 3, 2022
6% FIRST Earliest (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 26, 2025
5% LIBEL Defame in print (5) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
5% RCAS Some of the earliest color TVs (4) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
5% PRECODE Adjective for the earliest talkies (7) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
5% TOPDRAWER Excellent (9) Eugene Sheffer Jan 27, 2026
5% SHINE Excel (5) New York Times Mini Jan 27, 2026
5% ENS Printing spaces (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
5% SINCE Intro of the earliest times (5) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
5% ERRATA Mistakes in print (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 24, 2026

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