Old means of illumination (3,4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OILLAMP Old means of illumination (3,4) (7)
10% LIT Illuminated (3) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
9% UNLIT Not illuminated (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 6, 2025
9% DARK Not illuminated (4) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2025
8% LAOTSE Ancient philosopher whose name means "old master" (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
8% LITRE Illuminated concerning quantity (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 26, 2025
8% LEAN __ and mean (4) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
8% DENOTE Mean (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
8% INTENDING Meaning (9) Thomas Joseph Oct 11, 2025
8% INTEND Mean (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 9, 2025
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