The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LIGHTYEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Astronomer's unit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIGHTYEAR | 100 % | 9 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
LIGHTYEAR noun- A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.
- (only in plural) A very long way.
- (only in plural) A very long time.
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