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Crossword answer

LIGHT

5 letters · Used for 62 different clues · 100 appearances · Last seen NYT Mini, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
LIGHT
Starts with L, ends with T · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to LIGHT

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Plant food?5NYT MiniAug 20, 2026 Trip the __ fantastic5Everyday Puzzles DailyAug 3, 2026 Weak understanding5The IndependentJul 30, 2026 Answer to the clue? It’s easy5Daily ExpressJun 21, 2026 Easy to take5Evening StandardJun 16, 2026 Land of the rising sun?5Evening StandardMay 19, 2026 Gentle escape, but not initially5Daily ExpressMay 13, 2026 It can travel over 11 million miles per minute5NYT MidiApr 14, 2026 As opera, not grand5Evening StandardApr 11, 2026 Not heavy5Daily ExpressMar 28, 2026 "Blinded by the ___," Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit ... or how your eyes feel during a meteor shower's peak5Daily ThemedMar 23, 2026 "There's ___ at the end of the tunnel" ("This bad situation will end")5Daily ThemedFeb 20, 2026 Fair5Evening StandardFeb 2, 2026 Extremely long sort of year!5Evening StandardJan 22, 2026 ___ cycle, iconic silver-screen bike for Kevin Flynn from "Tron" that leaves a neon trail behind5Daily ThemedJan 15, 2026 Slightly less clever, but easy to enjoy5Evening StandardJan 15, 2026 Frivolous rest day5The IndependentDec 30, 2025 Opposite of "dark" ... or a word with "white" to mean a form of electromagnetic radiation that looks colorless but contains all colors5Daily ThemedDec 12, 2025 Ray, come off it!5Evening StandardDec 5, 2025 Minor plague seeing off British5The IndependentDec 5, 2025 Undemanding day (5)5The SunNov 19, 2025 Illumination (5)5The SunNov 19, 2025 Easy to lift5NewsdayNov 2, 2025 Land of fire5The IndependentOct 13, 2025 Diaphanous5New York TimesOct 7, 2025 Come down and brighten up5Evening StandardOct 4, 2025 Easy to take when slightly reduced5Evening StandardSep 24, 2025 Is such reading illuminating?5Evening StandardSep 13, 2025 Trite rhyme not taken seriously5Evening StandardAug 7, 2025 Slight reduction, not serious5Evening StandardJul 13, 2025 Lamp5Evening StandardJul 8, 2025 Weighing little5Evening StandardMar 27, 2025 What spreads when you switch on a bulb5Daily ThemedJan 2, 2025 Minor difficulty with power cut5The IndependentDec 20, 2024 & 8 Easy times in the far distance5Evening StandardDec 4, 2024 Bit of a blighter, but no 'heavy'5Evening StandardOct 23, 2024 Illumination5Evening StandardSep 13, 2024 Of little weight5Evening StandardAug 29, 2024 You must record this match?5The IndependentFeb 29, 2024 Smoker's request5Daily ThemedFeb 3, 2024 It's admitted in camera, briefly5Evening StandardJan 9, 2024 Come down, but not too heavy!5Evening StandardNov 13, 2023 "All the ___ We Cannot See," Anthony Doerr novel that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction5Daily ThemedSep 15, 2023 Airy5Eugene ShefferAug 19, 2023 What a heavyweight may be in a match5Evening StandardFeb 20, 2023 Kindle5Evening StandardFeb 15, 2023 "The Great Christmas ___ Fight," holiday-themed reality competition show5Daily ThemedDec 21, 2022 Slightly less sly, and easy to get away with?5Evening StandardDec 5, 2022 It's easily taken to be illuminating5Evening StandardSep 13, 2022 It makes everything visible5Daily ThemedMay 13, 2022 Traffic stopper?5Daily ThemedApr 19, 2022 Easy to take at top speed!5Evening StandardApr 5, 2022 It's pale, and easy to take5Evening StandardFeb 21, 2022 Such bulbs are easily removed5Evening StandardFeb 14, 2022 "I See the ___," duet from "Tangled" sung by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi5Daily ThemedJan 10, 2022 It helps you to see what's easy to take5Evening StandardJan 10, 2022 "The Mirror and the ___," Hilary Mantel's book which won the Walter Scott Prize in 20215Daily ThemedDec 3, 2021 End of a tunnel, proverbially5Daily ThemedOct 28, 2021 "Guiding ___," Mumford & Sons track released as a lead single from their album "Delta"5Daily ThemedSep 6, 2021 "Darkness and ___," fifth studio album by John Legend released in 20165Daily ThemedJul 26, 2021 "The ___ Brigade," book by Kameron Hurley that is set in a dystopian future5Daily ThemedJul 2, 2021 "___ at the end of the tunnel"5Daily ThemedJun 29, 2021

About LIGHT in crosswords

LIGHT is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 100 times in our database across 62 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Plant food?” in the NYT Mini crossword on August 20, 2026.

Every appearance of LIGHT (100)

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Aug 20, 2026
Plant food? · NYT Mini · 1 Down
Aug 3, 2026
Trip the __ fantastic · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 10
Jul 30, 2026
Weak understanding · The Independent · 12 Across
Jun 21, 2026
Answer to the clue? It’s easy · Daily Express · 26 Across
Jun 16, 2026
Easy to take · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 19, 2026
Land of the rising sun? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 13, 2026
Gentle escape, but not initially · Daily Express · 22 Down
Apr 14, 2026
It can travel over 11 million miles per minute · NYT Midi · 14 Down
Apr 11, 2026
As opera, not grand · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Mar 28, 2026
Not heavy · Daily Express · 19 Across
Mar 23, 2026
"Blinded by the ___," Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit ... or how your eyes feel during a meteor shower's peak · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Mar 23, 2026
Not heavy · The Independent · 18 Down
Feb 22, 2026
Not heavy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 20, 2026
"There's ___ at the end of the tunnel" ("This bad situation will end") · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Feb 16, 2026
Not heavy · New York Times · 2 Down
Feb 2, 2026
Fair · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 22, 2026
Extremely long sort of year! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 15, 2026
Slightly less clever, but easy to enjoy · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 15, 2026
___ cycle, iconic silver-screen bike for Kevin Flynn from "Tron" that leaves a neon trail behind · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Dec 30, 2025
Frivolous rest day · The Independent · 32 Across
Dec 12, 2025
Opposite of "dark" ... or a word with "white" to mean a form of electromagnetic radiation that looks colorless but contains all colors · Daily Themed · 44 Across
Dec 5, 2025
Ray, come off it! · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Dec 5, 2025
Minor plague seeing off British · The Independent · 15 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Illumination (5) · The Sun · 6 Down
Nov 19, 2025
Undemanding day (5) · The Sun · 6 Down
Nov 2, 2025
Easy to lift · Newsday · Down
Oct 13, 2025
Land of fire · The Independent · 4 Down
Oct 10, 2025
Fair · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Diaphanous · New York Times · 29 Across
Oct 4, 2025
Come down and brighten up · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 24, 2025
Easy to take when slightly reduced · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 13, 2025
Is such reading illuminating? · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Aug 7, 2025
Trite rhyme not taken seriously · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 13, 2025
Slight reduction, not serious · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 8, 2025
Lamp · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 18, 2025
Easy to lift · Newsday · Down
Mar 27, 2025
Weighing little · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 2, 2025
What spreads when you switch on a bulb · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Dec 20, 2024
Minor difficulty with power cut · The Independent · 5 Down
Dec 4, 2024
& 8 Easy times in the far distance · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Nov 9, 2024
What spreads when you switch on a bulb · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Oct 23, 2024
Bit of a blighter, but no 'heavy' · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Oct 11, 2024
Lamp · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 13, 2024
Illumination · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Aug 29, 2024
Of little weight · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 22, 2024
Lamp · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 29, 2024
You must record this match? · The Independent · 29 Across
Feb 3, 2024
Smoker's request · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Jan 9, 2024
It's admitted in camera, briefly · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 30, 2023
Illumination · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 13, 2023
Come down, but not too heavy! · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Sep 15, 2023
"All the ___ We Cannot See," Anthony Doerr novel that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Aug 19, 2023
Airy · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Apr 4, 2023
Not heavy · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 20, 2023
What a heavyweight may be in a match · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Feb 15, 2023
Kindle · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 24, 2023
Not heavy · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 21, 2022
"The Great Christmas ___ Fight," holiday-themed reality competition show · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Dec 5, 2022
Slightly less sly, and easy to get away with? · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 11, 2022
Fair · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Sep 13, 2022
It's easily taken to be illuminating · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 13, 2022
It makes everything visible · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Apr 19, 2022
Traffic stopper? · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Apr 5, 2022
Easy to take at top speed! · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 21, 2022
It's pale, and easy to take · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 14, 2022
Such bulbs are easily removed · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 10, 2022
It helps you to see what's easy to take · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 10, 2022
"I See the ___," duet from "Tangled" sung by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Dec 3, 2021
"The Mirror and the ___," Hilary Mantel's book which won the Walter Scott Prize in 2021 · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Oct 28, 2021
End of a tunnel, proverbially · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Sep 6, 2021
"Guiding ___," Mumford & Sons track released as a lead single from their album "Delta" · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Aug 5, 2021
Smoker's request · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jul 26, 2021
"Darkness and ___," fifth studio album by John Legend released in 2016 · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Jul 2, 2021
"The ___ Brigade," book by Kameron Hurley that is set in a dystopian future · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Jun 29, 2021
"___ at the end of the tunnel" · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Apr 21, 2021
Easy to take · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 10, 2021
Land of the rising sun? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 12, 2021
As opera, not grand · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Nov 27, 2020
Ray, come off it! · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 2, 2020
Not heavy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 14, 2020
Extremely long sort of year! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 1, 2020
Slightly less clever, but easy to enjoy · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 22, 2020
Fair · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 30, 2020
Easy to lift · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 24, 2020
Come down and brighten up · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 9, 2020
Easy to take when slightly reduced · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Mar 4, 2020
Fair · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Feb 17, 2020
Is such reading illuminating? · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 16, 2019
Trite rhyme not taken seriously · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 27, 2019
Lamp · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 15, 2019
Fair · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 4, 2019
Easy to lift · Evening Standard · 28 Across
May 3, 2019
Lamp · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Apr 30, 2019
Slight reduction, not serious · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 11, 2018
Weighing little · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 20, 2018
Lamp · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 30, 2018
Bit of a blighter, but no 'heavy' · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 23, 2018
Illumination · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jul 5, 2018
Lamp · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 28, 2018
Of little weight · Evening Standard · 27 Down