Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOLSTICE Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) (8)
7% FEBRUARY Shortest month of the year (8) Newsday Feb 16, 2026
6% ONEONE New Year's Day numbers (6) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
6% JANEGREY Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days) (8) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
6% MAY Shortest month (3) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
5% AGO "That was years ___!" (3) USA Today Feb 19, 2026
5% ORI "Either you do it, __ will!" (3) Newsday Feb 18, 2026
5% TROON Home to the shortest Open Championship hole (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
5% SOS ABBA's shortest song title (3) The Atlantic Feb 13, 2026
5% ABET Words on either side of "___ is ___" (4) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
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We found 40 solutions for Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is SOLSTICE.

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