The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ECLIPSE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2019.
Umbra-creating event crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ECLIPSE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Umbra-creating event
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eclipse
- penumbra
- sundial
- adumbrate
- kibosh
- dial
- project
- shadowed
- film
- follow
- skeleton
- tail
Crossword Answer definitions
ECLIPSE noun- An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall
- Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
- To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
- (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
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