"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 Flash light? (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
10% LASERTAG Fight with flashing lights (8) Universal Sep 28, 2025
9% GUN Pistol (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
9% GLINT Quick flash of light (5) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2025
8% AGILE Light on one's feet (5) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
8% SID Vicious of the Sex Pistols (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
8% IDEA Creative flash (4)
8% SIREN Warning often accompanied by flashing lights (5) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
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