The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NITES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Dark times, informally crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NITES | 75 % | 5 |
| EVES | 25 % | 4 |
Why may NITES be the right solution?
The answer "NITES" is the right solution because it is a slang term for "nights," which can refer to dark and difficult times.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dark times, informally
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pms
- thick
- night
- clear
- causerie
- chin-wag
- chin-wagging
- chitchat
- fiddle
- flit
- gab
- gabfest
Crossword Answer definitions
NITES noun- The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
- (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
- (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
- A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
- Nightfall.
- Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
- A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
- A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
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 NITES
- Evenings, in some ads
- Evenings, informally
- P.M. times, in "Variety"
- Evenings, in adspeak
- Evenings, in ad-speak
- Post-dusk periods, in ad copy
- Evenings, casually
- P.M.'s
- Casual evenings
- Informal evenings