Period of public revelry before Lent Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Period of public revelry before Lent featured in USA Today puzzle on January 17, 2026. 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 CARNIVAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARNIVAL Period of public revelry before Lent (8) USA Today Jan 17, 2026
3% JOLLIFICATION Revelry (13) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 21, 2025
3% PREWAR Period before conflict (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
2% PERSONAS Public projections (8) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
2% EDS Pros who review crosswords before publication (3) The Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
2% ERE Before (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 15, 2026
2% PAPER Daily publication (5) Newsday Jan 14, 2026
2% ROW Period in the periodic table (3) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
2% PERSONA Public face (7) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
2% ONOR __ before (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026

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