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Like birthday candles before a wish

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword April 22, 2025 Answers

Working through the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword from April 22, 2025 and stuck on "Like birthday candles before a wish"? Our solver has identified 179 potential answers for this clue. The most likely solution is LIT, a 3-letter word with a 99% confidence rating drawn from our extensive archive of crossword puzzle data.

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179 Other Potential Answers

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LIT
Like birthday candles before a wish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
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UNLIT
Like new candles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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OILED
Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
3%
SLITHER
Move like a snake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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RAISEDINABARN
Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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SOAR
Fly like a dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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ACTASIF
Make like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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EMERALDAISLE
Jewelry store section for May birthday gifts?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
3%
MIMIC
Look a lot like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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TETRIS
Game played in the trunk before a road trip?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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BACHELORPARTY
Night out before tying the knot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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SIDLES
Moves like a crab
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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PURR
Sound like a 9-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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BANKINGREGULATION
"The ball must hit the cushion before dropping into the pocket," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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THAT
"Don't be like __!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
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PECKAT
Eat like a bird?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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PREK
Grade before grades, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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PERFORMINGARTS
*Music, dance, drama, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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BUCK
Move like a spooked horse, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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SHEET
Word before metal and music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
3%
BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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LOOKSGOOD
"I like it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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ASLEEP
Out like a light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LEO
Sign before Virgo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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BEASTINSHOW
Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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SEXT
Message one may wish to open in private
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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WHIR
Sound like a fan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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ROAR
Sound like fans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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USE
Word before "force" or "the Force"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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GROWINGUP
"I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us from __": "Little Women"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
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DREAMON
"You wish!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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OCULI
Windows shaped like 13-Downs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
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DOGTOYS
Nylabones, squeak balls, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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OVINE
Just like ewe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
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SARALEE
Frozen brand that "nobody doesn't like"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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GRAY
Word before scale or whale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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TONERS
Products often applied before moisturizers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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ERE
Bard's before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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PBS
Network supported by "viewers like you"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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TWEETS
Sounds like a bird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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SOBEIT
"As you wish"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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SCOOPUP
Grab before anyone else can
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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WAG
Move like a happy pooch's tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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SCATS
Sings like Ella Fitzgerald
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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EVE
'Twas the night before Christmas?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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EMULATE
Try to be like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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ISH
"Kinda like that"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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REWINDTHECLOCK
What a deeply regretful person may wish to do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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PLAN
"Sounds like a __!": "Works for me!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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NEE
Word before a maiden name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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REDHEAD
One with hair like Little Orphan Annie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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OOZES
Moves like lava
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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PSST
Whisper before "Pass it on!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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GNAWS
Chews like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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ADHERE
Stick like glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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SHUN
Treat like a pariah
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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ACHOO
Sound before some blessings
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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HOBBITS
Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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ECARD
Online birthday greeting
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
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RAPS
Sings like G-Dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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BAYED
Howled like a wolf
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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LOLNOPE
"Haha, u wish"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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ALFA
Letter before Bravo
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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RHO
Letter before sigma
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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ALPHA
Letter before beta
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
3%
AFTS
Times before eves, in classified ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
3%
MERRYGOROUND
Carnival ride with seats shaped like animals
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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PRIOR
__ to: before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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WOULDNT
"__ you like to know?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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AGE
Number before a + on a board game box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ESTATE
Word before planning or sale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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AREA
Word before "map" or "code"
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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YEARLY
Like birthdays
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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AKA
Letters before a stage name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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AREWEALONE
Question before broaching a confidential topic
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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LIRA
Italian currency before the euro
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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BOB
Float like a buoy
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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WRAPSESSION
Get-together before the holidays?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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FERTILE
Like good soil, but unlike most mules
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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GNAW
Chew like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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IGER
Disney CEO before D'Amaro
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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IRESPECTIT
"Seems like a good reason to me"
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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UPTOELEVEN
Past the usual maximum, like the volume on Spinal Tap's amps
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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EVILGENIUS
One who might laugh like "Muah-ha-ha-haaa!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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LASER
Word before "maze" or "tag"
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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STRIKETHREE
Words before "You're out"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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HOHOHO
Caroler's syllables before "Who wouldn't go?"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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SLY
Word before devil or dog
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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UNHOOK
Free, like a fish
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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HAL
Film villain spelled by the letter before each letter of IBM (!)
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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ABS
Some people like them ripped
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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LEOS
The current pope and 13 before him
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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SEMIS
Rounds before finals, informally
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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SWEETSAIL
"I like the cut of your jib!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
3%
HAKA
Maori dance that the All Blacks perform before rugby matches
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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SIDLE
Walk like a crab
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
3%
BDAYS
Times to blow out the candles, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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ITSAMETHING
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
3%
ERR
Act like a human, proverbially
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
3%
CALVE
Make like whales and icebergs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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ASIF
"You wish!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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SUCH
Word before or after "as"
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
3%
GENTLE
Word before "giant" or "soul"
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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LASTCALL
Announcement before closing time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
3%
ICE
Word before "cube" or "cream"
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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ANTE
What you should kick in before a deal?
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
3%
SECRET
Word before "Service" or "Santa"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
3%
PREPPY
Dressed like an Eton student, maybe
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
3%
MOOD
Word before ring or swing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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HOSEA
Book before Joel
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
3%
MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
3%
SENIORYEAR
Last stretch before graduation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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EERIECALM
Stillness before a storm
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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SNAP
"Just like that" sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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PACES
They're counted before a duel
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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IDBET
"That sounds like safe money"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
3%
FAT
___ Bear Week (celebration before hibernation)
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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ERUPT
Blow like a volcano
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
3%
OOZE
Move like molasses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
3%
TEE
Shirt that sounds like a drink
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
3%
SOL
Note before la
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
3%
NUDE
In one's birthday suit
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
3%
KAPPA
Letter before lambda
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
3%
URBAN
Word before "Outfitters" or "Dictionary"
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
3%
GROUP
Word before "think" or "chat"
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
3%
OTTO
Name that sounds like a car
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
3%
TAU
Letter before upsilon
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
3%
OPENSESAME
Words spoken before making an entrance?
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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GENX
Group before millennials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
3%
TAPS
Dances like Savion Glover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
3%
CRAMSIN
Packs like sardines
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
3%
RAE
Surname that sounds like a sunbeam
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
3%
SOB
Word before "story" or "sister"
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
3%
DART
Move like a water strider
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
3%
IMHO
Letters before a hot take
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
3%
TWIRL
Spin, like a fork in spaghetti
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
3%
PILESUP
Accumulates, like snow or work
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
3%
TONE
"I don't like your ___!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
1%
SEDGE
Grasslike plant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
TAPIRS
Piglike herbivores
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
CLASSICROCK
Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
GOSHNO
"Gee, that seems unlikely"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ALONE
Hermitlike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
OTHER
Unlike the rest
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
1%
GRUB
Wormlike larva
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
ANISE
Licoricelike herb
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
1%
BRIS
Jewish rite
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
ASTERS
Daisylike flowers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
RHYME
Sound alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
ODDSARE
"Most likely ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
ORZO
Ricelike pasta
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
HORA
Jewish wedding dance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
1%
TAME
Unlikely to get out of hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
ELS
Unlikely pair?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GEE
"__ willikers!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
ABR
Unlike the OED
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GOOS
Honeylike substances
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
1%
SETAE
Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
EEL
Snakelike fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
1%
ORIOLE
Bird that weaves pouchlike hanging nests
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
AVIAN
Birdlike
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
1%
WEAPON
Rope or candlestick, in Clue
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
1%
SLOE
Blueberrylike fruit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
SIMILAR
A lot alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
1%
GODBLESS
"Best wishes"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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IDLER
One unlikely to have long to-do lists
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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ORC
Goblinlike creature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
CTR
Basketball player who likely has the most blocks on the team: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
1%
ATEKOSHER
Abided by Jewish dietary restrictions
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
1%
CONGALINE
*Snakelike group dance
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
1%
NET
"Nothing but ___" ("Swish")
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
1%
DEEPSLEEPER
Someone unlikely to be disturbed by a spouse's snoring
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
PUKASHELL
Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
RATEDR
Unlike a kids' movie
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
1%
ALTAR
Unlikely place for one with cold feet
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Like birthday candles before a wish" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 179 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is LIT (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Like birthday candles before a wish"?
The best answer for "Like birthday candles before a wish" is LIT with 3 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Like birthday candles before a wish" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on April 22, 2025.
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