Outside parties held back by force in extremely dark time (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Outside parties held back by force in extremely dark time (8) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MIDNIGHT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIDNIGHT Outside parties held back by force in extremely dark time (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 6, 2025
6% BATED Held back, as breath (5) Universal Sep 2, 2025
6% AGO Back in time (3) Universal Aug 30, 2025
6% NITE Dark time, in ads (4) Universal Aug 29, 2025
6% EON Extremely long time (3) Newsday Aug 21, 2025
6% NUITS Dark times in France (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
6% LIMOS Stretches outside of a party? (5) New York Times Mini Jun 9, 2025
6% LATENS Gets dark outside (6)
5% UNLIT In the dark (5) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
5% FREE Put extremely expensive roof back on the house (4) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 3, 2025

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