| Poorly lit |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Stupid woman got married (3) |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Dull (3) |
Mirror Quick |
12 Jan 2026 |
| ___-witted (silly) |
|
|
| Lacking brightness |
Universal |
12 Dec 2025 |
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Gloomy, as 10 cents short (3) |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Dec 2025 |
| 13 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Dec 2025 |
| Lower, as the lights |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2025 |
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Not bright |
Commuter |
29 Nov 2025 |
| None too smart |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Nov 2025 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Nov 2025 |
| Like the setting for mood lighting, usually |
|
|
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Like the light from a candle |
|
|
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Not bright |
Universal |
26 Oct 2025 |
| Barely shining |
|
|
| Dull (3) |
Mirror Quick |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Stupid woman got married (3) |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Oct 2025 |
| Not bright |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2025 |
| Darken |
Universal |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Low-lit |
Commuter |
01 Oct 2025 |
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
21 Sep 2025 |
| Dull headlight setting |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Tim Nice-But-____, Harry Enfield character |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Not bright |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Sep 2025 |
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Family Time |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| ___-witted (silly) |
|
|
| Not too bright |
Commuter |
11 Aug 2025 |
| Make less bright |
Universal |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Like mood lighting |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Faint |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Indistinct |
The Times Concise |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Low-lit |
Commuter |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Darken |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Chinese dumpling. - sum (3) |
|
|
| Not bright: a dim - |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2025 |
| Poorly lit |
Commuter |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Like a dying bulb |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| I'd return the thousand but I can't see my way clear |
|
|
| Low, like a light |
|
|
| Degree in Mathematics starts to become dull (3) |
|
|
| Stupid woman gets married (3) |
|
|
| Not bright |
USA Today |
23 May 2025 |
| Dull |
Mirror Quick |
22 May 2025 |
| Stupid woman got married |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 May 2025 |
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| 10 cents is pointless and plain dumb |
|
|
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 May 2025 |
| Not bright |
USA Today |
09 May 2025 |
| Not bright over multiple |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
07 May 2025 |
| Tim Nice-But-___, character created by Harry Enfield (3) |
|
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| Poorly lit, as a room |
|
|
| Low-wattage, as a light bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| __ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Dark, badly lit (3) |
Puzzler |
27 Apr 2025 |
| ___ sum, small Chinese dishes |
Universal |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Characterised by low lighting (3) |
|
|
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2025 |
| Poorly lit, say |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Like a room lit with a small light bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Badly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Faintly lit |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Poorly-lit |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Gloomy and slow-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Not bright, a ___ light |
|
|
| Not too bright |
Universal |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Dull in luster |
|
|
| Like some mood lighting |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2025 |
| Mid-way, it's low-lit (3) |
|
|
| In ___ lights lights? |
|
|
| Like lights turned down |
|
|
| Like romantic lighting |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Vague leads for detectives in Met (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Badly illuminated |
Mirror Classic |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Barely shining |
|
|
| Dull, indistinct, muted at first (3) |
|
|
| ___-witted (silly) |
|
|
| Obscure Roman numerals (3) |
|
|
| Not clear about mid-off (3) |
|
|
| Dull headlight setting |
|
|
| Not particularly bright (3) |
|
|
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Unlike the brightest bulb? |
Family Time |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Not bright |
Commuter |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Like mood lighting |
|
|
| Seen indistinctly |
|
|
| Obscure |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Dec 2024 |
| Be a bit stupid when light is low (3) |
|
|
| Stupid to turn light down (3) |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Hard to see |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Like mood lighting |
|
|
| Not bright, a ... light |
|
|
| Dark and dull |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Indistinct |
The Times Sunday Concise |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Like the lighting in many upscale restaurants |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Take a ___ view of |
Universal |
10 Nov 2024 |
| Like the setting for mood lighting |
|
|
| Faint figures |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Dull (3) |
Puzzler |
04 Nov 2024 |
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| Dark, badly lit (3) |
Puzzler Backwords |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Not too bright |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Oct 2024 |
| Not hopeful (3) |
|
|
| Like mood lighting |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Faint, as light |
|
|
| Like romantic lighting, often |
|
|
| Not distinct, having a bit of an impediment (3) |
|
|
| Limited U.S. coin? That's unclear (3) |
|
|
| The sort of wit that doesn't shine very bright (3) |
|
|
| ___ Sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Turn down, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Sep 2024 |
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Obscure setter is capped by duke |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Sep 2024 |
| This person's behind duke lacking in intelligence (3) |
|
|
| Sun set to the east by 28, getting dark |
|
|
| Faint |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Sep 2024 |
| Cantonese meal traditionally comprising small steamed savoury dumplings such as siu mai, har gow etc. (3) |
|
|
| Stupid heads of department in meeting (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Stupid heads of department in meeting (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Softly lit |
|
|
| Unclear |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Aug 2024 |
| Like low-wattage bulbs |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Barely visible Roman numerals (3) |
|
|
| ___ sum (Chinese food) |
|
|
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Like cocktail-bar lighting |
|
|
| The slow number I'm after |
|
|
| Not well lit: - room |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jun 2024 |
| ___ sum (Chinese cuisine featuring filled dumplings) |
|
|
| Low, as light |
TV |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Not very bright |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Not too bright ANSWERS FOR THIS PUZZLE CAN BE FOUND IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Lacking bright ideas, I'm at a dead end |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2024 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 May 2024 |
| Faint |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2024 |
| Like a poorly lit room |
|
|
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Like lighting in a horror movie |
|
|
| Poorly lit: a - room |
|
|
| Faint or badly lit (3) |
|
|
| Poorly illuminated (3) |
|
|
| 50% of dumplings being not very light? (3) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 May 2024 |
| Barely discernible Roman numerals (3) |
|
|
| Bright's opposite |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Faint, as light |
Universal |
27 Apr 2024 |
| Soften, as lights |
|
|
| Not bright |
Commuter |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Like a candlelit room |
|
|
| Only faintly visible |
|
|
| Poorly lit, say |
|
|
| Barely discernible number between 500 and 1000 |
|
|
| Not bright |
USA Today |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Turn down, as lights |
Commuter |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Turn down, as a bulb |
|
|
| Not clearly remembered |
|
|
| Rather dark (3) |
Puzzler |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Like a room lit with a small light bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| In mid-turn, it's stupid (3) |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2024 |
| Not bright, as a light |
|
|
| Badly lit (3) |
Puzzler |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Figure I'm not very bright |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2024 |
| With 7-Down, style of Chinese cuisine with bite-sized portions |
New York Times Mini |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Barely lit |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Not bright, like an old light bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Puzzler Backwords |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Reduce the light |
|
|
| Turn down (lights) |
|
|
| ___ Sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Like the light from a 25-watt bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Lacking in light |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Feb 2024 |
| It's mid-way stupid! (3) |
|
|
| Dull girl pursued by Mike (3) |
|
|
| (Grow) dull |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Feb 2024 |
| In old German currency one is not well illuminated (3) |
|
|
| Word with witted |
|
|
| Barely shining |
|
|
| ___-witted (silly) |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Like a bulb that isn't bright |
|
|
| Stupid woman got married |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Dull |
Mirror Quick |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Like mood lighting |
|
|
| Like mood lighting, typically |
|
|
| __-witted; stupid |
Commuter |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Like a room lit by a single candle |
|
|
| ___ sum, Chinese dish |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Dec 2023 |
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| I'd ask for a thousand but I'm not very bright! |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Lacking in illumination, as a room |
|
|
| Not too bright |
Universal |
29 Nov 2023 |
| __ sum |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2023 |
| ___-witted (stupid) |
|
|
| Not bright, like a light bulb |
|
|
| Not bright, like an old bulb |
|
|
| ___ Sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Not bright, as a light |
|
|
| Lower the brightness of |
Universal |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Not bright |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2023 |
| Opposite of bright |
New York Times |
16 Oct 2023 |
| Not brilliant? |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
The Times Concise |
21 Sep 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
Universal |
14 Sep 2023 |
| Lit slightly |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Not brightly lit, say |
|
|
| Lower, as the lights |
Universal |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Low-lit |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2023 |
| Faint |
Newsday |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Not bright, like an old light bulb |
|
|
| Barely seen |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Not too bright, as light |
|
|
| Not well lit |
Premier Sunday |
16 Jul 2023 |
| ___ sum (Cantonese food) |
Universal |
14 Jul 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jun 2023 |
| Not bright, in both senses! |
The Guardian Speedy |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Rather thick |
New York Times |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
31 May 2023 |
| Hard to make out |
Wall Street Journal |
31 May 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
22 May 2023 |
| Lessen, as a light |
|
|
| De-lighted? |
New York Times |
16 May 2023 |
| Not bright, as a light |
|
|
| Low, as lighting |
|
|
| Not very bright |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Turn down? |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Like candlelight |
|
|
| Poorly lit, say |
|
|
| Low-lit |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2023 |
| "___ the lights" (soften) |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Sparsely lit |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2023 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Barely lit |
Universal |
27 Feb 2023 |
| Like a candlelit room |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2023 |
| Not well-lit |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Faint |
Canadiana |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Poorly lit, say |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Not so bright |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2023 |
| Not well-lit |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2023 |
| Lower, as a brightness level |
|
|
| Darken |
Universal |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Mood light setting |
|
|
| Underlit |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Dec 2022 |
| Poorly lit light |
Family Time |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Nov 2022 |
| Soften, as lights |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Not bright |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Like romantic lighting, often |
|
|
| Mood light setting |
|
|
| Low headlight setting |
|
|
| Badly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Aug 2022 |
| ___ sum |
Universal |
21 Jul 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Dense |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jul 2022 |
| Faint |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2022 |
| Like non-bright lights |
Family Time |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Like the setting for mood lighting |
|
|
| __ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2022 |
| __ sum: bite-sized Chinese fare |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2022 |
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Not bright |
Universal |
20 May 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
The Washington Post |
08 May 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2022 |
| Non-blinding headlights setting |
|
|
| Badly lit |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 May 2022 |
| Turn down, as lights |
Universal |
01 May 2022 |
| ___ sum |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Apr 2022 |
| Not well-lit |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Bright's opposite |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2022 |
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Not bright, as a light |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Mar 2022 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Feb 2022 |
| ___ Sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Universal |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| Lower |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2022 |
| Lowly lit |
Universal |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Like light you can barely see in |
Family Time |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Not so bright |
Premier Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Nov 2021 |
| One investing in Deutschmark? Not bright |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Nov 2021 |
| Faded |
Canadiana |
08 Nov 2021 |
| Unclear in the mind |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2021 |
| Scarcely lit |
|
|
| Dull headlight setting |
|
|
| Turn down, as a bulb |
|
|
| Faint |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Not well-lit |
Universal |
15 Sep 2021 |
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Faint |
The Washington Post |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Faint |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Aug 2021 |
| ___ sum |
Universal |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Not bright |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Like candlelight |
|
|
| Not well lit |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Faint, as light |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Not bright or distinct |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 Jul 2021 |
| Turn down, as lights |
New York Times |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| ___ sum |
Universal |
17 Jun 2021 |
| Turn down the lights |
|
|
| Make less bright |
Canadiana |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Days in March initially quite dark |
|
|
| Grow faint |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| Badly lit |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 May 2021 |
| Not bright or distinct |
Irish Times Simplex |
12 May 2021 |
| Lower, like lights |
Universal |
30 Apr 2021 |
| Badly illuminated |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Apr 2021 |
| Badly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Turn down |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Poorly lit |
Universal |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Like a badly lit room, say |
|
|
| Hard to make out |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Murky |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Mar 2021 |
| "___ the lights" (soften) |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2021 |
| ___ Sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Not too bright |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2021 |
| Like a dungeon |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Not bright, as a light |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Not bright, as a light |
The Washington Post |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Low headlight setting |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2021 |
| Low-wattage |
New York Times |
21 Feb 2021 |
| End of crossword – I am needing a bit of illumination? |
|
|
| Much less than brilliant |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Hard to see in |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Hard to see in |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Skeptical, as a view |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Skeptical, as a view |
The Washington Post |
29 Jan 2021 |
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| Not shining brightly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Poorly lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Barely seen |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
USA Today |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Barely perceptible, say |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2020 |
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Lacking in light |
|
|
| Faded image partly indistinct |
|
|
| Low headlight setting |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Like low lighting |
Family Time |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Make lights less bright |
Family Time |
12 Oct 2020 |
| ___-witted (silly) |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2020 |
| None too swift |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Sep 2020 |
| Poorly lit |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2020 |
| Not bright |
Universal |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Not bright |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Aug 2020 |
| Romantic dinner lighting, often |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Badly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Aug 2020 |
| ___ sum (Cantonese dish) |
|
|
| Not well lit |
|
|
| Lacking sufficient lighting |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2020 |
| ___-witted |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Not very bright |
Newsday |
29 May 2020 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Not clear? Write up its position in grid |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2020 |
| Poorly lit |
Thomas Joseph |
12 May 2020 |
| Hard to make out |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 May 2020 |
| Low, like lights |
Universal |
08 May 2020 |
| Lightly lit |
Premier Sunday |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Barely providing enough light |
Family Time |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Not bright |
|
|
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Faint |
Canadiana |
13 Jan 2020 |
| Bubbleheaded |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Faintly lit |
|
|
| Not that bright |
Family Time |
15 Dec 2019 |
| Low-lit |
Jonesin |
19 Nov 2019 |
| Make less bright |
Universal |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Blind and dumb? |
|
|
| Gloomy doctor holds one up |
|
|
| ___ sum (Chinese dish) |
|
|
| Make faint, as lighting |
Family Time |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Imprecisely remembered |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Barely bright |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Not bright |
The Washington Post |
22 Aug 2019 |
| Not bright |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2019 |
| Not brightly lit |
|
|
| Sharp as a marble |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Poorly lit |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Ultimately benighted, the writer is stupid |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Jun 2019 |
| ___-witted |
Universal |
19 Jun 2019 |
| ___ sum (dish) |
|
|
| Not the sharpest crayon in the box |
New York Times |
25 May 2019 |
| Reduce, as lighting |
|
|
| Like the dawn's early light |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2019 |
| Like the dawn's early light |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2019 |
| Badly lit |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Like the light at twilight |
|
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| Not very bright, I'm invested in obsolete currency |
|
|
| Obscure |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Mar 2019 |
| Gloomy and slow-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Mar 2019 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not sharp |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Not sharp |
The Washington Post |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Obscure |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Mar 2019 |
| Faint |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Mar 2019 |
| Make less bright |
|
|
| Low-I.Q |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2019 |
| Lacking in light |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
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| Like the dawn's early light |
|
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| Low-I.Q. |
|
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| Make less bright |
|
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| Imprecisely remembered |
|
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| Not the sharpest crayon in the box |
|
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| ___-witted |
|
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| A bit thick |
|
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| Not sharp |
|
|
| Sharp as a marble |
|
|
| Like the light at twilight |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Like the light at twilight |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Thickheaded |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Not very bright |
The Times Concise |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Like low-watt bulbs |
Universal |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Not brightly lit |
Family Time |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Indistinct |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Oct 2018 |
| Barely lit |
Premier Sunday |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Barely lit |
The Washington Post |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Unpromising |
The Times Concise |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Barely lit |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Like 10-watt light bulbs |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Reduce in brightness |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2018 |
| Reduce in brightness |
The Washington Post |
17 Sep 2018 |
| Lower, as lights |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2018 |
| Lower, as lights |
The Washington Post |
09 Sep 2018 |
| Like lights at some nightclubs |
|
|
| Not the sharpest knife in the drawer |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2018 |
| Low-lit |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Low-lit |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Lit a bit |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Darken |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jun 2018 |
| Given poor mark I'm not very bright |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 May 2018 |
| Not bright, as an old lightbulb |
|
|
| Badly lit |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2018 |
| Badly lit |
The Washington Post |
18 May 2018 |
| Lose brightness |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 May 2018 |
| Slow on the uptake |
USA Today |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Murky |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2018 |
| Not too bright |
|
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| Given dunce's cap, Knut's stupid |
|
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| Slow-witted |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2018 |
| Not very bright light |
Family Time |
05 Feb 2018 |
| Darken |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Darken |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2018 |
| Lower |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Badly lit |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
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| Like the light at twilight |
|
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| Low-lit |
|
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| Lower, as lights |
|
|
| Reduce in brightness |
|
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| Skeptical, as a view |
|
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| Darken |
|
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| Like 10-watt light bulbs |
|
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| Murky |
|
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| Thickheaded |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Like low-watt bulbs |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Not the sharpest knife in the drawer |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| A little thick |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Not too bright |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2017 |
| Muted, as lights |
New York Times |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Not bright |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Darken |
The Washington Post |
12 Nov 2017 |
| Darken |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2017 |
| None too smart |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2017 |
| Like a low-wattage bulb |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2017 |
| Not well-lit |
Newsday |
22 Oct 2017 |
| Dusky |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Oct 2017 |
| Barely lit |
Family Time |
16 Oct 2017 |
| Dampen, as a headlight |
Canadiana |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Lose luster |
Premier Sunday |
20 Aug 2017 |
| Not bright, as a light |
Universal |
03 Aug 2017 |
| Lacking brightness, as old bulbs |
|
|
| Throw some shade? |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
07 Jul 2017 |
| With poor visibility, just over half a kilometre? |
|
|
| With poor visibility, just over half a kilometre? |
The Times Cryptic |
30 Jun 2017 |
| Barely lit |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2017 |
| Poorly lit |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Not very bright, like an old light bulb |
|
|
| The opposite of bright |
|
|
| Turn down the lights |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2017 |
| Poorly lit |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2017 |
| Slow to learn |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 May 2017 |
| Not bright |
Newsday |
04 May 2017 |
| A few bricks shy of a load |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2017 |
| Barely bright, as a night lamp |
|
|
| Not very bright |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2017 |
| Not very bright |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2017 |
| Opposite of bright |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
Universal |
05 Mar 2017 |
| Not even close to bright |
Universal |
13 Feb 2017 |
| Stupid |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jan 2017 |
| Turn down a little, as lights |
Universal |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Darken |
|
|
| Throw some shade? |
|
|
| Turn down a little, as lights |
|
|
| Not bright, as a light |
|
|
| Like a low-wattage bulb |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Muted, as lights |
|
|
| Opposite of bright |
|
|
| A little thick |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Not at all sharp |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2016 |
| What's discovered in ultrasound imaging is badly lit |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Nov 2016 |
| Barely lit |
Universal |
13 Oct 2016 |
| Not too brainy |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Not very bright |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Like distant stars |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2016 |
| Like a low-watt bulb |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Stupid, miles behind inspector |
|
|
| Slow-witted |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2016 |
| Like a faint light |
Universal |
18 Jun 2016 |
| Stupid, miles behind inspector |
|
|
| Indistinct |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Not so bright |
Premier Sunday |
22 May 2016 |
| Unpromising |
Wall Street Journal |
20 May 2016 |
| None too brainy |
Wall Street Journal |
10 May 2016 |
| Subdued, as shades |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2016 |
| Rather unlikely |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2016 |
| Lacking light |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2016 |
| Kind of wit or view |
Universal |
23 Feb 2016 |
| Headlight setting |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Lacking luster |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2016 |
| Not at all sharp |
|
|
| Lacking luster |
|
|
| Like distant stars |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Like a faint light |
|
|
| Headlight setting |
|
|
| Like a low-watt bulb |
|
|
| Not too brainy |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| Lusterless |
Premier Sunday |
27 Dec 2015 |
| Sharp as a bowling ball |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2015 |
| Barely lit |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Dec 2015 |
| Hardly lit |
Universal |
12 Sep 2015 |
| Not well lit |
Universal |
11 Sep 2015 |
| Not very bright |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2015 |
| Clipping small coin is stupid |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Jul 2015 |
| Not brilliant |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2015 |
| Reduce in intensity |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2015 |
| Dull, as a light |
Family Time |
02 Mar 2015 |
| Hardly bright |
LA Times Daily |
27 Feb 2015 |
| Headlight setting |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Sharp as a bowling ball |
|
|
| Lusterless |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Not brilliant |
|
|
| Hardly bright |
|
|
| Reduce in intensity |
|
|
| Headlight setting |
|
|
| Not well lit |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
|
|
| Hardly lit |
|
|
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| 10-watt, say |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Badly lit |
|
|
| Slow-witted |
|
|
| Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food) |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| What the lights do before the band comes out |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Not brilliant |
|
|
| lll-lighted |
|
|
| Somewhat dark |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| Turn down |
|
|
| Lacking in brightness |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Like a very low-watt bulb |
|
|
| Slow-witted |
|
|
| Not very bright, really |
|
|
| Not real smart |
|
|
| Donna Summer "___ All the Lights" |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| Turn down |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
|
|
| Not too smart |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Hazy |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Shadowy |
|
|
| Not so bright |
|
|
| A few clowns short of a circus |
|
|
| Reduce in intensity |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
|
|
| Lower, as the lights |
|
|
| Soul Asylum "Let Your ___ Light Shine" |
|
|
| Hardly promising |
|
|
| Vaguely viewed |
|
|
| Barely shining |
|
|
| Not the sharpest knife in the drawer |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Lit just a bit |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Lights during Barry White listening session |
|
|
| Not the sharpest tool in the shed |
|
|
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Hard to read by, as light |
|
|
| Not too sharp |
|
|
| Dark |
|
|
| A bit slow |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Switch to low beams |
|
|
| Bubbleheaded |
|
|
| Turn down, in a way |
|
|
| Like a rocker on tour too long, perhaps |
|
|
| Slow-witted Dada song? |
|
|
| Half-witted |
|
|
| Not too smart |
|
|
| Lacking light |
|
|
| Not real smart |
|
|
| Empty-headed |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Half-witted |
|
|
| Not too smart |
|
|
| None too smart |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| On the dark side |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Hard to make out |
|
|
| Like night-lights |
|
|
| Turn down, in a way |
|
|
| Not well-lit |
|
|
| Unfavorable |
|
|
| Headlight setting |
|
|
| Not well lit |
|
|
| Unfavorable |
|
|
| __ sum: Chinese food tidbits |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| __ sum: Chinese food tidbits |
|
|
| Not very likely |
|
|
| Barely shining |
|
|
| Lightly lighted |
|
|
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Slow-witted |
|
|
| Turn down |
|
|
| Not too intelligent |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Not too smart |
|
|
| Rather stupid |
|
|
| Make less bright |
|
|
| Like romantic lighting |
|
|
| Crepuscular |
|
|
| Vague |
|
|
| Like 10-watt bulbs |
|
|
| Bleary |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Unlikely to happen |
|
|
| Turn down |
|
|
| Lacking brightness |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Lower, in a way |
|
|
| Unpromising, as a chance |
|
|
| Barely lit |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Not too bright |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Vague |
|
|
| Darken |
|
|
| Vague |
|
|
| Shadowy |
|
|
| Lower the lights |
|
|
| Switch to low beam |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Slow on the uptake |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Soften, as lighting |
|
|
| Make darker |
|
|
| Switch to low beams |
|
|
| No rocket scientist |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Headlight setting |
|
|
| __ bulb (dope) |
|
|
| Vague |
|
|
| Slow-witted |
|
|
| Not quite Mensa material |
|
|
| Lower, as lights |
|
|
| Lower, as headlights |
|
|
| Like some nightclubs |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| __ bulb (stupid person) |
|
|
| Turn the lights down |
|
|
| Indefinite |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Somewhat dark |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Lightly lighted |
|
|
| Lightly lighted |
|
|
| Not very bright, really |
|
|
| Lacking luster |
|
|
| Poorly viewed |
|
|
| Just a bit lit |
|
|
| A bit thick |
|
|
| Turn down the lights |
|
|
| Lower, as the lights |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Kind of wit or view |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Hard to make out |
|
|
| Moronic |
|
|
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Just a bit lit |
|
|
| Dumb as a post |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Barely remembered |
|
|
| Not too brainy |
|
|
| __ bulb (not too bright) |
|
|
| Kind of wit or view |
|
|
| Not well-defined |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Not well lit |
|
|
| None too smart |
|
|
| Make less bright |
|
|
| Not brilliant |
|
|
| Low-beam |
|
|
| Kind of view |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Make darker |
|
|
| Poorly lit |
|
|
| Not too brainy |
|
|
| Lacking light |
|
|
| One investing in Deutschmark? Not bright |
|
|
| Turn down, as lights |
|
|
| Rather lackluster |
|
|
| Not smart |
|
|
| At wit s beginning |
|
|
| Hard to make out |
|
|
| Hard to discern |
|
|
| Lusterless |
|
|
| Lower the lights |
|
|
| Switch to low beam |
|
|
| Lower (the lights) |
|
|
| None too smart |
|
|
| Not too brainy |
|
|
| Obtuse |
|
|
| Switch to low beam |
|
|
| Lower |
|
|
| Like 10-watt bulbs |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Lower the lights |
|
|
| Use a rheostat |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Stupid |
|
|
| Like romantic lights |
|
|
| Not too intelligent |
|
|
| Lower the lights |
|
|
| ___ sum (goodies in a Chinese restaurant) |
|
|
| With 38-Down, a Chinese dish |
|
|
| Uncertain |
|
|
| Like a low-watt bulb |
|
|
| Hazy |
|
|
| Misty |
|
|
| Bleary |
|
|
| Kind of view taken, at times |
|
|
| Ill-lit |
|
|
| Opacate |
|
|
| Dull, as a light |
|
|
| Barely visible |
|
|
| Feebleminded |
|
|
| Vague |
|
|
| Indistinct |
|
|
| Becloud |
|
|
| Kind of view |
|
|
| Faint |
|
|
| Poorly lighted |
|
|
| Lower the beam |
|
|
| Switch to low beam |
|
|
| Not very bright |
|
|
| Ill-lit |
|
|
| Like lovers' lights |
|
|
| Obscure |
|
|
| Cloudy |
|
|
| Darkish |
|
|
| Unclear |
|
|
| Turn down the lights |
|
|
| Headlights setting |
|
|
| Obfuscated |
|
|
| Kind of wit |
|
|
| Auto-light setting |
|
|
| Wane |
|
|
| Headlight switch |
|
|
| Semidark. |
|
|
| Crepuscular. |
|
|
| Not clearly seen. |
|
|
| Tarnished. |
|
|
| Indistinct. |
|
|
| Dull. |
|
|
| Somewhat dark. |
|
|
| Lower the lights. |
|
|
| Unclear. |
|
|
| Lusterless. |
|
|
| Obscure. |
|
|
| Weak. |
|
|
| Not clear. |
|
|
| Not bright |
|
|
| Kind of view. |
|
|
| Kinda stupid |
|
|
| Vague. |
|
|
| Barely turned on |
|
|
| Headlight word. |
|
|
| In shadow. |
|
|
| Not brilliant. |
|
|