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Crossword answer

LILAC

5 letters · Used for 45 different clues · 121 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
LILAC
Starts with L, ends with C · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to LILAC

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Pale purple flower5USA TodayAug 24, 2026 Purple flower5NewsdayAug 2, 2026 Pale purple5Eugene ShefferJul 27, 2026 Shade of purple5NYT MidiJul 20, 2026 Syringa5The IndependentJul 19, 2026 Shout up about one tree (5)5The SunJul 13, 2026 Light purple (5)5The SunJul 13, 2026 Aromatic bloom5New York TimesJul 11, 2026 Light-purple flowering woodland plant5Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 1, 2026 A plant style twisted around its top5Daily ExpressJun 28, 2026 Colour I observed in ring given a twirl (5)5The GuardianJun 25, 2026 Pale purple hue (5)5The GuardianJun 20, 2026 Colour5Evening StandardJun 2, 2026 Shrub5Evening StandardMay 26, 2026 For one to call out wrongly is a bloomer!5Evening StandardMay 7, 2026 Pale mauve5Evening StandardMay 4, 2026 Wrong colour for Cilla?5Evening StandardMay 3, 2026 Light purple5Evening StandardMar 31, 2026 Shade of flowering tree in India, during visit to north5The IndependentMar 22, 2026 Shrub or small tree of the genus Syringa5The IndependentMar 14, 2026 Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa5The IndependentFeb 21, 2026 Pastel purple5NewsdayFeb 5, 2026 Name incomplete on account of a bloomer5Evening StandardJan 21, 2026 Cilla's blossoming form5Evening StandardJan 3, 2026 Cilla bursts into flower5Evening StandardDec 10, 2025 Ring up to import island flower5The IndependentNov 17, 2025 Floral shade5New York TimesOct 7, 2025 Flower symbolizing early love5New York TimesSep 8, 2025 Shrub or small tree5Evening StandardSep 2, 2025 Cilla makes a bloomer5Evening StandardJul 7, 2025 Soft shade of purple5Daily ThemedJun 12, 2025 I call for a change of colour5Evening StandardJan 2, 2025 Purple5Evening StandardDec 17, 2024 Pale mauve colour5Evening StandardNov 19, 2024 One may be within call, as in the garden5Evening StandardMay 15, 2024 A bloomer from Cilla?5Evening StandardMar 13, 2024 Plant5Evening StandardMar 12, 2024 Softer shade of purple5Daily ThemedDec 8, 2023 I call for correction of this bloomer!5Evening StandardSep 25, 2023 Growing evidence that I'm within call, perhaps5Evening StandardApr 20, 2023 Pale violet shade5Daily ThemedFeb 12, 2023 When I call out erroneously, it's a bloomer5Evening StandardOct 11, 2022 Cilla changes colour5Evening StandardSep 20, 2022 A growing cause for one to call out wildly?5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2022 Bloomer made by many a leading aircraftman5Evening StandardFeb 24, 2022

About LILAC in crosswords

LILAC is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 121 times in our database across 45 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Pale purple flower” in the USA Today crossword on August 24, 2026.

Every appearance of LILAC (121)

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Aug 24, 2026
Pale purple flower · USA Today · 7 Down
Aug 2, 2026
Purple flower · Newsday · Down
Jul 27, 2026
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Jul 20, 2026
Shade of purple · NYT Midi · 12 Across
Jul 19, 2026
Syringa · The Independent · 2 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Light purple (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Shout up about one tree (5) · The Sun · 3 Down
Jul 11, 2026
Aromatic bloom · New York Times · 11 Down
Jul 1, 2026
Light-purple flowering woodland plant · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 12
Jun 28, 2026
A plant style twisted around its top · Daily Express · 21 Down
Jun 25, 2026
Colour I observed in ring given a twirl (5) · The Guardian · 9 Across
Jun 21, 2026
Pale purple · USA Today · 31 Down
Jun 20, 2026
Pale purple hue (5) · The Guardian · 3 Down
Jun 2, 2026
Colour · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 26, 2026
Shrub · Evening Standard · 9 Across
May 7, 2026
For one to call out wrongly is a bloomer! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 4, 2026
Pale mauve · Evening Standard · 15 Down
May 3, 2026
Wrong colour for Cilla? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 19, 2026
Syringa · The Independent · 6 Down
Mar 31, 2026
Light purple · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Mar 22, 2026
Shade of flowering tree in India, during visit to north · The Independent · 6 Down
Mar 14, 2026
Shrub or small tree of the genus Syringa · The Independent · 52 Across
Mar 9, 2026
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Feb 21, 2026
Shrub · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 21, 2026
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa · The Independent · 26 Down
Feb 5, 2026
Pastel purple · Newsday · Across
Jan 21, 2026
Name incomplete on account of a bloomer · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 3, 2026
Cilla's blossoming form · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 28, 2025
Shrub · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 11, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Dec 10, 2025
Cilla bursts into flower · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Nov 30, 2025
Pale purple · Newsday · Down
Nov 17, 2025
Ring up to import island flower · The Independent · 5 Down
Oct 7, 2025
Floral shade · New York Times · 5 Across
Sep 27, 2025
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Syringa · The Independent · 34 Down
Sep 25, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 8, 2025
Flower symbolizing early love · New York Times · 42 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Shrub or small tree · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 24, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 7, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jul 20, 2025
Shrub or small tree · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 12, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jul 7, 2025
Cilla makes a bloomer · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 22, 2025
Light purple · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 12, 2025
Soft shade of purple · Daily Themed · 23 Across
May 25, 2025
Syringa · The Independent · 4 Down
May 21, 2025
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
May 2, 2025
Shade of purple · Newsday · Across
Jan 2, 2025
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Dec 17, 2024
Purple · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 13, 2024
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Dec 12, 2024
Purple · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 19, 2024
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 5, 2024
Shrub · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 14, 2024
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Oct 9, 2024
Syringa · The Independent · 4 Down
Sep 5, 2024
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 26, 2024
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Jun 13, 2024
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 26, 2024
Syringa · The Independent · 6 Down
May 24, 2024
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
May 15, 2024
One may be within call, as in the garden · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 15, 2024
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
Mar 13, 2024
A bloomer from Cilla? · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Mar 12, 2024
Plant · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Feb 28, 2024
Light purple · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jan 14, 2024
Syringa · The Independent · 5 Across
Dec 8, 2023
Softer shade of purple · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Nov 23, 2023
Shrub · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Oct 28, 2023
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Oct 2, 2023
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 25, 2023
I call for correction of this bloomer! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 4, 2023
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 31, 2023
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jun 22, 2023
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jun 5, 2023
Purple · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 20, 2023
Growing evidence that I'm within call, perhaps · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Feb 12, 2023
Pale violet shade · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Jan 11, 2023
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Oct 11, 2022
When I call out erroneously, it's a bloomer · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 20, 2022
Cilla changes colour · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 28, 2022
A growing cause for one to call out wildly? · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 24, 2022
Bloomer made by many a leading aircraftman · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 1, 2022
Pale mauve · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 29, 2021
Cilla's blossoming form · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 22, 2021
Plant · Evening Standard · 9 Across
May 7, 2021
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Mar 31, 2021
Colour · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Feb 22, 2021
For one to call out wrongly is a bloomer! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 16, 2021
Pale mauve · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 15, 2021
Wrong colour for Cilla? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Dec 28, 2020
Shrub · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Dec 28, 2020
Light purple · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 15, 2020
Pale purple · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Sep 10, 2020
Name incomplete on account of a bloomer · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 8, 2020
Shrub · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 10, 2020
Cilla’s blossoming form · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 7, 2020
Cilla bursts into flower · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jun 24, 2020
Light purple · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 9, 2020
Shrub · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 25, 2020
Light purple · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 5, 2020
Light purple · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 15, 2020
Shrub or small tree · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 30, 2019
Light purple · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 9, 2019
Light purple · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 29, 2019
Shrub or small tree · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 22, 2019
Cilla makes a bloomer · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 15, 2019
Light purple · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Mar 11, 2019
Light purple · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 24, 2018
Purple · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 19, 2018
Purple · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 9, 2018
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Sep 12, 2018
Shrub · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 9, 2018
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 11, 2018
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jun 4, 2018
Pale mauve colour · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 28, 2018
I call for a change of colour · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 12, 2018
One may be within call, as in the garden · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 13, 2018
Plant · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jan 8, 2018
A bloomer from Cilla? · Evening Standard · 36 Across