59-Down that brightens, then fades Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOVA 59-Down that brightens, then fades (4) USA Today May 3, 2019
6% WHITENINGSTRIPS Smile brighteners (15) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
6% HISSED Sounded like a 59-Down (6) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
5% OLD Like faded photographs (3) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
5% DYE Colour fade picked up (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
5% PERISHING Cold fading away (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 27, 2025
5% DIE Fade (out) (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 17, 2025
5% DWINDLE Fade away (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2025
5% YELLOWED Old, faded (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 8, 2025
5% NOVAE Stars that brighten then fade (5)

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