When one celestial body obscures another Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue When one celestial body obscures another . 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 ECLIPSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECLIPSE When one celestial body obscures another (7)
3% ASTEROID Celestial body (8) (8) Mirror Quick Nov 7, 2025
3% ASTEROIDS Celestial bodies from a body-building medication (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
3% FAMED Opposite of obscure (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 3, 2025
3% ORBS Celestial spheres (4)
3% PLANET Celestial body (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 28, 2025
3% ORB Celestial sphere (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
3% STARSTUDDED Filled with celestial bodies? (4-7) (11) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
3% URSA Celestial bear (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
3% COMET Celestial body (5) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 28, 2025
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An eclipse occurs when one celestial body moves in front of another, blocking its light. This can be a solar eclipse (moon blocks sun) or a lunar eclipse (Earth blocks sun's light from reaching the moon). Eclipses are fascinating astronomical events.