Shining, keen to hide slightest bit of blackness (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAMBENT Shining, keen to hide slightest bit of blackness (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
7% ATAD The slightest bit (4) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
6% IOTA Slightest trace (4) Newsday Jan 27, 2026
6% ABIT The slightest amount (4) New York Times Mini Jan 21, 2026
6% ATALL In the slightest (5) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
6% LEAST Slightest (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 12, 2025
5% EXCEL Shine (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2026
5% AVID Keen (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
5% ACUTE Keen (5) LA Times Mini Feb 17, 2026
5% TAN Cure, as a hide (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026

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