Star showing a sudden, brief increase in luminosity (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOVA Star showing a sudden, brief increase in luminosity (4) (4)
7% SPIKE Sudden increase (5)
7% SPURT Sudden increase (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 11, 2025
6% SATUP Showed sudden interest (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
5% SURGE Sudden rise (5) Universal Oct 30, 2025
5% SHORT Brief (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
5% ENLARGE Increase (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025
5% CLOUDBURSTS Sudden downpours (11) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 26, 2025
5% START Sudden movement (5) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
5% SECS Brief moments, in brief (4) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
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