The clue “Nightfall” has appeared 5 times in our database with 4 different answers, so count the squares in your grid and check the crossings before you commit. Most recently it ran in the Newsday crossword on June 21, 2026, where the answer was DUSK.

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"The ___ Side of the Moon," Pink Floyd album with an iconic cover that features a prism refracting a beam of light into a partial rainbow Gloomy Unlit Not illuminated Not light Swarthy With 68-Across, long-shot candidates … or a hint to six squares in this puzzle "The ___ Tower," series started in 1982, with the greeting, "Long days and pleasant nights," and the reply, "And may you have twice the number" Brought up Talk Radio’s secret "The ___ Tower," novel by Stephen King in which he is also a character, stepping in to assist the other characters Like a grim sense of humor