"One flash of light but no smoking pistol", 1980 (5-2-5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "One flash of light but no smoking pistol", 1980 (5-2-5) . 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 ASHES.

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Crossword Answer For "One flash of light but no smoking pistol", 1980 (5-2-5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASHES "One flash of light but no smoking pistol", 1980 (5-2-5) (5)
88% ASHESTO And 22A "One flash of light but no smoking pistol", 1980 (5-2-5) (7)
11% STROBE Flashing light (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 20, 2026
8% HOLY "___ smokes!" (4) USA Today Mar 26, 2026
8% IDEA Inspired flash (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 17, 2026
8% LUGER German pistol (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 16, 2026
8% SPARKING Emitting flashes (8) The Telegraph Quick Mar 13, 2026
8% ELAN Flash (4) New York Times Mar 7, 2026
8% VAPE Smoke without producing smoke (4) Universal Mar 3, 2026
8% PUFF Smoke (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 1, 2026
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