Brilliant effect
The crossword clue "Brilliant effect" is answered by ECLAT, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ECLAT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ECLAT answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ECLAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ECLAT, most used first.
- Brilliance - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
- Acclaim - used 85 times, most recently in 2025
- Razzle-dazzle - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Brilliant success - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Showy display - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Fanfare - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Conspicuous success - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Dazzling effect - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
- Dazzling display - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Acclamation - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Renown - used 27 times, most recently in 2002
- Dazzling success - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Fame - used 21 times, most recently in 2006
- Splendor - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Brilliancy. - used 19 times, most recently in 1972
- Brilliant display - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Panache - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Showy success - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
- Bravura - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Enthusiastic approval - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
- Great brilliance - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
- Elaborate display - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Big splash - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Brilliance of success. - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Dazzle - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Extraordinary brilliance - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Standing ovation, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Brilliant achievement - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Flair - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Critical success - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Showiness - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Social radiance - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
- Sparkle - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Celebrity - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Ceremonial splendor - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Success and acclaim - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Take effect - SETIN, used 58 times
- Put into effect - ENACT, used 32 times
- Replay effect - SLOMO, used 17 times
- Take effect - INURE, used 13 times
- Was brilliant - SHONE, used 12 times
- ___ and effect - CAUSE, used 11 times
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