Lancelot for example loses his head in the dark (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lancelot for example loses his head in the dark (5) . 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 Lancelot for example loses his head in the dark (5) (5)
7% SIR -- Lancelot (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 12, 2025
6% SALOME Dancer who made John the Baptist lose his head (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
6% ROT Socialist losing head? Rubbish (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
6% NUTTY Mad Dog losing his head, in a state? (5)
6% IRATE Angry corsair loses his head (5)
5% MISPLACE Lose (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 9, 2025
5% WASHEDOUT Exhausted wife spent extravagantly, losing head (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
5% SAY For example (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
5% MURK Darkness (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
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