What spreads when you switch on a bulb — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 2 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LIGHT
5 letters
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"Blinded by the ___," Manfred Mann's Earth Band hit ... or how your eyes feel during a meteor shower's peak
LIGHT
5
"There's ___ at the end of the tunnel" ("This bad situation will end")
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
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
End of a tunnel, proverbially
LIGHT
5
New Year month to send a wish that is highlighted in this puzzle, for short
JAN
3
"Back," on a boat
AFT
3
Beer-dispensing faucet
TAP
3
Has debts to pay off
OWES
4
Apple ___ (stuffed dessert)
PIE
3
History book time division
ERA
3
Tangy sounding pastry
TART
4
Device to catch a mouse
TRAP
4
"To Whom It ___ Concern," 2016 film starring Wilmer Valderrama ... or the start of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle
MAY
3
"How to Train ___ Dragon," 2010 animated film ... or part of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle
YOUR
4
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