Start of summer or winter
The crossword clue "Start of summer or winter" is answered by SOLSTICE, a 8-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SOLSTICE
8 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOLSTICE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Related clues
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- Start - INITIATE, used 20 times
- Start shooting - OPENFIRE, used 11 times
- Spend the summer - ESTIVATE, used 10 times
- Start of a spelling rule - IBEFOREE, used 9 times
- Winter wear - OVERCOAT, used 8 times
- 1968 Winter Olympics site - GRENOBLE, used 7 times
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