Like candles before singing 'Happy Birthday' Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like candles before singing 'Happy Birthday' 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIT Like candles before singing 'Happy Birthday' (3) New York Times Mar 23, 2021
7% AGE Birthday candle count (3)
6% COO Sing like a dove (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
6% DIM Like the light from a candle (3)
6% BLOWS Extinguishes birthday candles, say (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
5% NAKED In one's birthday suit (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
5% ELATE Make happy (5) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
5% CHANDLER Candle-maker (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 3, 2025
5% TAPER Thin candle (5) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
5% SMILE Happy look (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025

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