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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shining, keen to hide slightest bit of blackness (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 8, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAMBENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAMBENT Shining, keen to hide slightest bit of blackness (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
6% ATASTE Just the slightest bit (6) New York Times Jul 23, 2025
5% NEATO "Keen!" (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2025
5% AVID Keen (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 30, 2025
5% SEEK Hide-and-__ (4) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
5% SHOWALEG Rise and shine (8) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 28, 2025
5% RISE ___ and shine (4)
5% HEX Bit of black magic (3) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
5% CHEROKEE Romantic hero keen to hide American (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Sep 20, 2025
5% SEA "... from ___ to shining ___" (3) New York Times Mini Sep 20, 2025

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