"When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.g. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MIXEDMETAPHOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIXEDMETAPHOR "When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.g. (13) New York Times Mar 13, 2024
86% EARLY Like the bird that gets the worm (5)
77% KNUTEROCKNE "When the going gets tough, the tough get going" (11)
74% GREYTEAL Get early bird perhaps (4,4) (8)
74% ADAGE "The early bird gets the worm," for one (5) New York Times Dec 30, 2024
71% SET Get, ___, go! (3)
71% HEARTRATE It may get going when the going gets tough (9)
69% ETA "When do u get in?" (3) USA Today Aug 5, 2025
69% OOMPH Get-up-and-go (5) USA Today Jul 7, 2025
69% ASTRAY Get into trouble, go - (6)

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