Fly-by-night? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fly-by-night? last seen in New York Times 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REDEYE.

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Crossword Answer For Fly-by-night?:

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8 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
REDEYE Fly-by-night? (6) New York Times Jun 14, 2025
OWL Fly-by-night? (3) New York Times Jul 7, 2022
BAT Fly-by-night? (3) New York Times Aug 26, 2018
MOTH Fly-by-night? (4) New York Times Oct 24, 2015
UNRELIABLE Fly-by-night (10)
SUSPECT Fly-by-night (7)
TRANSIENT Fly-by-night (9)
SHADY Fly-by-night (5)

32 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% BATS They fly by night (4) Newsday Apr 19, 2020
35% OWLS Fly-by-nights? (4)
35% REDEYES They fly by night (7)
35% SANTA A fly-by-night? (5)
35% MOTHS Fly-by-nights (5) New York Times Feb 15, 1942
31% FEDEX Fly-by-night co.? (5)
31% COUNTDRACULA Fly-by-night fellow? (12)
31% MARGINAL Not quite fly-by-night (8)
27% AIRPORT Fly-by-night business, often (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 4, 2024
27% TOOTHFAIRY Fly-by-night ivory trader? (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 9, 2022

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"Fly-by-night" is a term used to describe things or people that are unreliable or untrustworthy. In this context, the answer "UNRELIABLE" perfectly captures the essence of the clue, as it means not dependable or trustworthy.