Latin “will-o’-the-wisp”, or a dangerously elusive ideal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Latin “will-o’-the-wisp”, or a dangerously elusive ideal last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IGNISFATUUS.

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Crossword Answer For Latin “will-o’-the-wisp”, or a dangerously elusive ideal:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IGNISFATUUS Latin “will-o’-the-wisp”, or a dangerously elusive ideal (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 8, 2019
4% NICHE Ideal position (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025
4% IDEST That is, in Latin (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 29, 2025
4% COBRA Dangerous snake (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 29, 2025
4% SED Latin for "but" (3) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
4% PERIL Danger (5) Commuter Nov 25, 2025
4% OCA The "O" in B.O. (3) USA Today Quick Nov 24, 2025
4% ODOR The "O" in B.O. (4) USA Today Quick Nov 24, 2025
4% TERRA Latin land (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 22, 2025
4% AVE "Hail," in Latin (3) New York Times Nov 20, 2025

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