*Hold a candle to, say Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SETONFIRE *Hold a candle to, say (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
10% IGNITE Hold a candle to? (6) Universal Sep 12, 2025
9% LIT Ignited a candle, say (3)
8% TAPER Thin candle (5) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
8% CHANDLER Candle-maker (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 3, 2025
8% SCONCE Candle holder (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
8% WICKS Candle threads (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
8% BLOWS Extinguishes birthday candles, say (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
7% SPILLS Overturns items for lighting candles (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
7% HERE "Hold this" (4) New York Times Nov 30, 2025

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