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Douse The Lights Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DARKEN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• become dark or darker

• tarnish or stain

• make dark or darker

98%7Exact Match!
verb

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

31%6Douse
verb

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

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New York Times22 Jul 1984 Across 39
New York Times17 Dec 1978 Across 78
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