Weird thing initially frightens everybody when it gets dark Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Weird thing initially frightens everybody when it gets dark featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on September 2, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIGHTFALL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGHTFALL Weird thing initially frightens everybody when it gets dark (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
3% NIGHT Weird thing, darkness (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 29, 2016
2% UNLIT In the dark (5) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
2% EEK Frightened cry (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
2% SAUNA Room where things get steamy (5) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
2% SCARE Frighten (5) Commuter Aug 29, 2025
2% AGES The Dark ___ (4) USA Today Aug 27, 2025
2% ASHEN Visibly frightened (5) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
2% EERIE Weird (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 22, 2025
2% SCAR The result of frightening cut? (4) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 20, 2025

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