Near The Onset Of The Dark Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NIGHT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: NIGHT

Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom • the period spent sleeping • the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit • darkness • a shortening of nightfall • the time between sunset and midnight
	21%	8		Dark as dark can be
	adjective satellite • of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
	19%	8		Onset -- epidemic
	noun • a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

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The Guardian Cryptic05 Jul 2012	Across 12
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