Dark, hard spirit - about time (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dark, hard spirit - about time (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 19, 2025. 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 Dark, hard spirit - about time (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
8% DINGHY Hard in dark for rescuer at sea? (6) The Times Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
7% LATESHIFTS Times when you work in the dark? (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
7% SOLACE Comfort in hard times (6) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
7% UNLIT Dark (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 1, 2025
7% MURK Darkness (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
7% ATLAST "It's about time!" (6) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
7% HASSLING Giving a hard time (8) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
7% ITS "___ about time!" (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
7% NITE Dark time, in ads (4) Universal Aug 29, 2025

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