Airplane's wake Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Airplane's wake last seen in Universal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CONTRAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTRAIL Airplane's wake (8) Universal Dec 11, 2018
6% ROUSE Wake (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 4, 2025
6% SEATS Airplane assignments (5) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
6% ATTENDANT Airplane worker (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
6% MODE Airplane __ (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
5% ALARM Wake-up call (5) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
5% FLAP Airplane wing feature (4) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
5% ROOSTERS They make wake-up calls (8) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
5% SHINE Rise and ___ (wake-up call?) (5)
5% ARMREST Focus of an airplane battle, maybe (7) New York Times Oct 4, 2025

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A contrail is the condensation trail left behind by an airplane as it flies high in the sky. The answer fits the clue as it refers to the visible streak formed by water vapor in the aircraft's exhaust.