Shift thing when it's dark (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shift thing when it's dark (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on September 22, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHT Shift thing when it's dark (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 22, 2026
57% BLUDGEON Shift over when prodded by large stick (8) The Times Cryptic Sep 22, 2026
57% OBSCURE Dark (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 9, 2026
57% GEARS Shift workers? (5) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2026
57% KEY Shift or delete? (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 1, 2026
54% NAVY Dark blue (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 22, 2026
54% UNLIT In darkness (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 21, 2026
54% GLOW ___-in-the-dark stickers (4)
54% ASHOTINTHEDARKKNIGHT Dark Knight (20) New York Times Sep 6, 2026
54% OLIVE Dark green (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2026

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