Unsurprising (5 letters)

{ Answer }

USUAL

{ Related Clues }

Business as ___
Common
Commonplace
Customary
Everyday
Expected
Habitual
Ordinary
Unremarkable
Bar order, with "the"
"I'll have the ___"
Regular's request, with "the"
Like some suspects
Mad magazine's "___ Gang of Idiots"

{ Tags }

bar, business, common, commonplace, customary, everyday, expected, familiar, like, mill, norm, normal, order, ordinary, regular, run, some, suspects, typical, unsurprising, usual

{ Notes }

The answer USUAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.

{ Definition }

USUAL as an adjective:

1. occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

2. (common, usual) = commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"