Like the setting for mood lighting, usually — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the November 17 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DIM
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
November 17 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword November 17 2025
DIM
Like the lighting in a bar, commonly
DIM
3
Like a candlelit room
DIM
3
Scarcely lit
DIM
3
Soften, as lights
DIM
3
Low headlight setting
DIM
3
___-witted (silly)
DIM
3
___ sum (Chinese dish)
DIM
3
Not too bright
DIM
3
Like the light from a candle
DIM
3
Hard to read by, as light
DIM
3
Not too bright
DIM
3
Like a dying bulb
DIM
3
Millions of years make one
EON
3
Token of appreciation given to a waiter
TIP
3
Sudden violent movement (rhymes with "bolt")
JOLT
4
Gal's counterpart
GUY
3
Heredity unit
GENE
4
___ dokie (informal "alright")
OKIE
4
Nickname for Muhammad Ali, with "the"
GREATEST
8
Superior or Erie, e.g.
LAKE
4
Written Post-it reminder
NOTE
4
Soap-making ingredient
LYE
3
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