The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DARK , but the solution may also be DAY’S END which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Nightfall crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DARK | 40 % | 4 |
| DUSK | 15 % | 4 |
| DARKNESS | 10 % | 8 |
| EVENING | 10 % | 7 |
| SUNSET | 10 % | 6 |
| EVE | 10 % | 3 |
| DAY’S END | 5 % | 11 |
Why may DAYS-END be the right solution?
The answer "DAY'S END" fits the clue "Nightfall" because it refers to the end of the day when darkness begins to set in.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nightfall
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- evenfall
- gloaming
- dusk
- twilight
- fall
- nighttime
- evening
- tonight
- dawn
- overnight
- all-nighter
- sundown
Crossword Answer definitions
DARK adjective- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- Hidden, secret, obscure.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Ignorance.
- Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- To grow or become dark, darken.
- To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- To make dark, darken; to obscure.
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 DARK
- Gloomy
- "____ Shadows"
- Pitch black
- Like film noir
- Unlit
- Chiaroscuro factor
- After sundown
- In shadow
- Foreboding
- Shadowy
More clues leading to the result DUSK
- Gloaming
- Twilight time
- Active time for deer
- Time for Dracula's wake-up call?
- The edge of night
- "From ___ Till Dawn"
- Twilight
- Late twilight
- Time of long shadows
- Crepuscular stage
More clues leading to the result DARKNESS
- Conrad's "Heart of ___"
- What a full moon mitigates
- Koestler's "___ at Noon."
- Obscurity.
- Nightfall.
- Koestler's "___ at Noon"
- End of motto
- Nightfall
- What a nyctophobe fears
- Satan's princedom
More clues leading to the result EVENING
- "Sam and Janet", "Sam and Janet who?", "Sam and Janet __"
- Crepuscular time of day
- Making square
- Night time
- Enchanted time of song
- Prime TV time
- Nightfall
- Remains of the day?
- Kind of star
- Eliminating bias
More clues leading to the result SUNSET
- Romantic view
- Time of intense colors
- Crepuscular time
- With 50 Down, train to LA
- Hollywood boulevard
- Evening event
- End of day
- It's always on the horizon
- Nightly western event
- Ansel Adams subject
More clues leading to the result EVE
- 12/31, e.g.
- A snake charmed her
- Arden of "Our Miss Brooks"
- Before time
- Cain raiser
- Night before
- Planning time
- Seth's mother
- She raised Cain
- Three-faced one of film