"What happened next?" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "What happened next …?" 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANDTHEN.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ANDTHEN "What happened next …?" (7) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
THEN "What happened next?!" (4) Universal Jun 4, 2024
AND "What happened next?" (3) New York Times Oct 19, 2023
ANDSO "What happened next?" (5)

36 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
40% SOTHEN "What happened next was,..." (6)
23% CLIFFHANGER Provided gutted fish in error - don't know what happens next (11)
4% ENSUES Happens next (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
4% ENSUE Happen next (5) Commuter Jul 10, 2025
3% WEALLDOIT "Happens to everyone" (9) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
3% ACCIDENT They will happen (8) The Times O Tempora Oct 18, 2025
3% ROADAHEAD What comes next, figuratively (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
3% PRECEDE Happen before (7) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
3% EVENT Happening (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 12, 2025
3% OCCUR Happen (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025

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