Tip: Select
a length for advanced search!
| ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expand? | Letters | Answer | Clue | |||||
99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • one celestial body obscures another verb • be greater in significance than • cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention | ||||||||
32% | 5 | Lunar-solar year gap | ||||||
noun • The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter | ||||||||
32% | 6 | Periods added to harmonize the lunar and solar calendars | ||||||
noun • The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter | ||||||||
Solar Or Lunar Event Crossword Clue
Check other possible answers below.
Best Possible Answers
Users Also Searched For These Clues...
We think you're currently doing a New York Times crossword, and other users also searched for these clues:
Hope chest fillerNew Orleans sandwich
Apple's mobile devices run on it
Clue Last Found In...
Source | #Number | Answer |
---|---|---|
New York Times06 Jan 2016 | Across 27 | |
This clue was last seen in the publications above.
|
How's It Work?
Our Data
Our database consists of millions of crossword clues, anagrams, synonyms and more. We have over 9 million crossword clues with answers, 5 million synonyms and over 10 million anagrams. We also keep track of popular crosswords such as the New York Times(NYT) with the dates and answers for your convenience.
Even if we don't have the clue in our database, we can still find the answer for you. Simply filter by number of letters and enter any characters that you know of, and our algorithm will return any matching words or phrases.
Alternatively you can use our Known Letters Finder Tool
Check out past New York Times clues and answers, or the NYT Mini Crossword
Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
---|---|---|
1 | A full lunar day consists of two lunar nights | |
2 | Differential in solar and lunar time
New York Times -
20 Apr 1978 | New York Times / 20 Apr 1978 |
3 | Excess of solar over lunar year
New York Times -
11 May 1983 | New York Times / 11 May 1983 |
4 | Referring to the repetition of a specific solar or lunar event | |
5 | Solar-lunar time differential
New York Times -
05 Feb 1989 | New York Times / 05 Feb 1989 |
6 | Solar-lunar year difference
New York Times -
22 Apr 1986 | New York Times / 22 Apr 1986 |
7 | Solar-vs.-lunar year period
New York Times -
26 Jan 1991 | New York Times / 26 Jan 1991 |
Similar Clues With The Same Answers
Overshadow
Surpass
Outshine
Show up
Leave in the shade
See 68-Across
Darkening
Cover-up of astronomical proportions
Shadowing of sun, etc
Solar __ (blocking of the sun's light by the moon)
Obscure excerpts from film in Early English
When one body hides another
Hiding of one body by another
Pieces of film in middle of reel showing darkening
Cover-up at the highest levels?
Shadow-creating astronomical event
Tower above
Dwarf