Crossword answer
SPECTRUM
8 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 7 appearances · Last seen The Sun, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
SPECTRUM
Clues that lead to SPECTRUM
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Range of damaged crumpets (8)8The SunAug 18, 2026
Distribution of colours produced when white light is dispersed (8)8The SunAug 18, 2026
Colourful band from special city snubbed president (8)8The GuardianJun 23, 2026
Range8The IndependentMay 22, 2026
Range of frequencies (8)8The SunNov 24, 2025
Soprano and guitar player ignoring Liszt's opening series (8)8The SunNov 24, 2025
Organisation for which Captain Scarlet is an agent in the Gerry Anderson puppet series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons8The IndependentMar 23, 2024
About SPECTRUM in crosswords
SPECTRUM is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 7 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Distribution of colours produced when white light is dispersed (8)” in the The Sun crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
MCHAMMERAmerican rapper born Stanley Kirk Burrell in 1962
INTERPOLMultinational law enforcement agency based in Lyon (8)
COLDFEETTV comedy-drama series starring James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson and Fay Ripley
BONEUPONGet to know a little better, say
ONREPEATLooping
WILLIAMSRaymond __, teacher remembered for his book Culture and Society (1958) (8)
OLEANDERShrub of the dogbane family, with lance-shaped leathery leaves and ornate red or white flowers
CASSAVASPlants used to make tapioca
SLOVAKIACountry in central Europe whose capital is Bratislava
LANCELOTKnight, behold, impaling one with double-edged blade
RECEIPTSGate
TROMBONEBrass instrument
TANDOORIIn Indian cookery, a method of cooking meat or vegetables in a clay oven
HADASOLOPlayed by oneself
Every appearance of SPECTRUM (7)
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Aug 18, 2026
Distribution of colours produced when white light is dispersed (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
Aug 18, 2026
Range of damaged crumpets (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
Jun 23, 2026
Colourful band from special city snubbed president (8) · The Guardian · 10 Across
May 22, 2026
Range · The Independent · 1 Down
Nov 24, 2025
Range of frequencies (8) · The Sun · 14 Down
Nov 24, 2025
Soprano and guitar player ignoring Liszt's opening series (8) · The Sun · 14 Down