The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WANES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Grows dimmer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANES | 50 % | 5 |
| DARKENS | 50 % | 7 |
Why may WANES be the right solution?
"WANES" means to grow dimmer or decrease in intensity, making it the correct solution for the clue "Grows dimmer."
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Crossword Answer definitions
WANES noun- A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
- The end of a period.
- A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
- A child.
- A house or dwelling.
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