At a pinch one may use it to douse the light (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNUFF At a pinch one may use it to douse the light (5) (5)
7% SALT It's often used in a pinch (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 22, 2025
6% AGILE Light on one's feet (5) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
6% DARKEN Douse the lights (6)
6% BLACKEN Douse the lights (7)
5% LET "___ there be light" (3)
5% BOTTLING Losing one's nerve pinching out such a plant (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 8, 2025
5% ERDOCTOR US physician who may cry "stat!" (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
5% TUTS Light rebukes (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
5% HALOS Overhead lights? (5) LA Times Mini Oct 4, 2025
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