The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CORONA , but the solution may also be HALO which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Eclipse phenomenon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORONA | 42 % | 6 |
| UMBRA | 25 % | 5 |
| SHADOW | 17 % | 6 |
| HALO | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Eclipse phenomenon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- corona
- umbra
- halo
- shadow
- omen
- syzygy
- event
- blot
- blotting
- chromosphere
- ecliptic
- egress
Crossword Answer definitions
CORONA noun- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- A large, round pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona.
- An upper or crownlike portion of certain parts of the body.
- A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- To surround with a luminous or crownlike ring as if by the solar corona.
- A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- A coronavirus disease, especially COVID-19.
- A series of sonnets linked together in a particular manner.
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a roundly blunt end.
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 CORONA
- Cigar style
- Ring around the moon
- Humidor item
- Cerveza often served with a lime
- Drink often served with a lime
- Popular cerveza
- Circle of light
- Solar ring
- Dos Equis alternative
- Long cigar
More clues leading to the result UMBRA
- Eclipse shadow
- A parasol provides it
- Place to see a total eclipse
- Darkest region of a sunspot
- Eclipse-viewing spot
- Shadow
- Astronomical shadow
- Shaded area
- Shadowy apparition
- Dark area
More clues leading to the result SHADOW
- Old time radio fare: "The ____"
- Secretly follow
- Dark patch
- Five o'clock feature?
- Phantom
- Silhouette
- "Me and My ___"
- Peter Pan's loss
- Tail
- What Peter Pan lost