The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CANDLE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2007.
Illumination source crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CANDLE | 50 % | 6 |
| NEONLAMP | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Illumination source
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- light
- lamp
- flashlight
- candle
- globe
- trim
- tungsten
- torch
- standard
- halogen
- torchlight
- starter
Crossword Answer definitions
CANDLE noun- A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
- A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
- A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
- To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
- To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
- To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CANDLE
- "____ in the Wind"
- Blackout necessity
- Taper
- Wicked light source
- Vigil light
- Cake burner
- Sign of age?
- It may represent a year
- Taper, e.g.
- Ancient time-telling device