Boatman's last to provide a new start to illuminate the dark Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Boatman's last to provide a new start to illuminate the dark last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHT Boatman's last to provide a new start to illuminate the dark (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 7, 2023
6% LITUP Illuminated (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 10, 2025
6% LIT Illuminated (3) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
5% UPLIT Illuminated from below (5) Universal Nov 9, 2025
5% BOWOUT Boatman's head abroad to retire (3,3) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
5% LATEN Grow dark (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
5% SOMBRE Dismal, dark (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
5% EVIL The dark side (4) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
5% COFFEE Dark brown (6) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% EVILS Dark doings (5) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025

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