"There's ___ at the end of the tunnel" ("This bad situation will end") — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 20 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LIGHT
5 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 20 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 20 2026
LIGHT
"Blinded by the ___," Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit ... or how your eyes feel during a meteor shower's peak
LIGHT
5
___ cycle, iconic silver-screen bike for Kevin Flynn from "Tron" that leaves a neon trail behind
LIGHT
5
Opposite of "dark" ... or a word with "white" to mean a form of electromagnetic radiation that looks colorless but contains all colors
LIGHT
5
What spreads when you switch on a bulb
LIGHT
5
What spreads when you switch on a bulb
LIGHT
5
Smoker's request
LIGHT
5
"All the ___ We Cannot See," Anthony Doerr novel that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
LIGHT
5
"The Great Christmas ___ Fight," holiday-themed reality competition show
LIGHT
5
It makes everything visible
LIGHT
5
Traffic stopper?
LIGHT
5
"I See the ___," duet from "Tangled" sung by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
LIGHT
5
"The Mirror and the ___," Hilary Mantel's book which won the Walter Scott Prize in 2021
LIGHT
5
Large, antlered mammal
ELK
3
Swedish pop band behind "Mamma Mia"
ABBA
4
Angelina Jolie starrer "___ Croft: Tomb Raider"
LARA
4
Pool player's tool
CUE
3
___-back attitude (relaxed)
LAID
4
Critical hospital areas: Abbr.
ICUS
4
___ Solo, "Star Wars" character who flew with Chewbacca
HAN
3
"An ___ mind is the devil's workshop"
IDLE
4
"No pain, no ___"
GAIN
4
Not in office, say
OUT
3
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