The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PENUMBRA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1968.
Shaded area of a sunspot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENUMBRA | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shaded area of a sunspot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- penumbra
- umbra
- arbor
- eyelid
- shadow
- shadowed
- dark
- color
- gloom
- mall
- shade
- shades
Crossword Answer definitions
PENUMBRA noun- A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.
- An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
- An area that lies on the edge of something; a fringe.
- Something related to, connected to, and implied by, the existence of something else that is necessary for the second thing to be full and complete in its essential aspects.
- (in "ischaemic penumbra", after a stroke) A region of the brain that has lost only some of its blood supply, and retains structural integrity but has lost function.
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