Name given to either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOLSTICE Name given to either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) (8)
6% ERIE Shortest-named Great Lake (4) Newsday Sep 17, 2025
5% JAN Winter month with New Year's Day, for short (3)
5% CONCH Name given to certain shells (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
5% INSIDELANE Shortest route around the track (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% ANEYE Words on either side of "for" (5) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
5% OLD On in years (3) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
5% ORI "Either you do it, ____ will!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
5% NORMA Marilyn Monroe's given name (5) Universal Sep 30, 2025
5% FEB Shortest month, for short (3)
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