Like lanterns at the start of evening — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Like lanterns at the start of evening”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 22nd Jan 2012. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Like lanterns at the start of evening” is RELIT (5 letters).
We last saw “Like lanterns at the start of evening” in NYT Crossword on 22nd Jan 2012.
The 5-letter answer for “Like lanterns at the start of evening” is RELIT.
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