Came to light
The crossword clue "Came to light" is answered by AROSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AROSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AROSE answer page.
Used 33 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EMERGED (5 uses in xd)
- DAWNED (3 uses in xd)
- TURNEDUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AROSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AROSE, most used first.
- Came up - used 298 times, most recently in 2026
- Cropped up - used 174 times, most recently in 2026
- Stood up - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Got out of bed - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Originated - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Sprang up - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
- Popped up - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
- "__ by any other name..." - used 49 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Light wood - BALSA, used 83 times
- Light lunch - SALAD, used 82 times
- Came to - AWOKE, used 80 times
- Came to a close - ENDED, used 67 times
- Flash of light - GLEAM, used 54 times
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