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% MODE Airplane __ (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
6% ROUSE Wake (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 7, 2025
6% CABIN Part of an airplane (5) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
5% ARMREST Focus of an airplane battle, maybe (7) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
5% NOSE Front part of an airplane (4) New York Times Mini Sep 18, 2025
5% RADAR Airplane-tracking device (5) Newsday Sep 15, 2025
5% STIR Start to wake up (4) USA Today Sep 10, 2025
5% HOURS Follower of waking or working (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 5, 2025
5% SPAN Airplane wing measurement (4)

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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.