The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ECLIPSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2006.
Celestial phenomenon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ECLIPSE | 38 % | 7 |
| PARALLAX | 13 % | 8 |
| NEBULA | 13 % | 6 |
| NOVA | 13 % | 4 |
| SUNSPOT | 13 % | 7 |
| SOLARECLIPSE | 13 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Celestial phenomenon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- parallax
- eclipse
- nebula
- nova
- sunspot
- comet
- supernova
- aberration
- arc
- halo
- solstice
- syzygy
Crossword Answer definitions
ECLIPSE noun- An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall
- Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
- To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ECLIPSE
- Outshine
- Put to shame
- Darkness at noon?
- "Total" solar event
- Intervention, of a sort
- Moonlight blockage
- Lunar or solar event
- It may leave you in the dark
- Celestial event
- High-level cover-up?
More clues leading to the result PARALLAX
- Apparent displacement of an observed object
- Difference in apparent direction, in astronomy
- Apparent change in position due to perspective
- "The ___ View" (1974 Beatty thriller)
- Apparent movement, in astronomy
- Apparent displacement due to observer movement
- Apparent displacement due to perspective
- Term in astronomy.
- "The ___ View," 1974 Beatty film
- Two deficiencies?
More clues leading to the result NEBULA
- Diffuse mass of interstellar dust
- Mass of interstellar dust
- Interstellar formation
- Group of distant galaxies
- Interstellar cloud
- Interstellar dust cloud
- Space spiral
- Very, very, very distant cloud
- Crab, for one
- Astronomer's sighting
More clues leading to the result NOVA
- PBS series
- Bagel stuffer
- PBS science series
- Temporary superstar
- Astral flareup
- Bright star
- New star on the horizon?
- Popular smoked fish
- Variable star
- ___ Scotia
More clues leading to the result SUNSPOT
- On an 11-year cycle
- Dark solar area
- Solar phenomenon
- Solar "blemish"
- One may be 50,000 miles in diameter
- Solar event caused by magnetic activity
- *Daytime observatory sighting
- Shortwave-reception factor
- Factor in shortwave reception
- 95 Down storm