When shadows are shortest
The crossword clue "When shadows are shortest" is answered by NOON, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
NOON
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOON answer page.
Used 32 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 9 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.
- ATNOON (4 uses in xd)
- NOONDAY (4 uses in xd)
- MIDDAY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NOON
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOON, most used first.
- Midday - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- High time? - used 151 times, most recently in 2026
- Lunch hour - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Lunchtime - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Day divider - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
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