Lights-out tune

Latest answer — August 10, 2026

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Clue explained

“Taps” is the brief ceremonial bugle tune traditionally played at military funerals and at lights-out. The plural-looking title is the tune’s standard name.

Clue type:
Nickname or title
A bugler performing the ceremonial tune Taps

Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Monday, August 10, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Writer Kingsley
  2. 5In the lead
  3. 10Treaty
  4. 11Noisy chaos
  5. 13Opera song
  6. 14Polluted, in a way
  7. 15Totals at the register
  8. 17Nest item
  9. 18Graffiti artists
  10. 19Early auto
  11. 20Finish
  12. 21Knights’ titles
  13. 22Quick drink
  14. 25Letter flourish
  15. 26Lights-out tune
  16. 27Goat sound
  17. 28“That’s gross!”
  18. 29Checkout workers
  19. 33Historic time
  20. 34Integrals for triangles, e.g.
  21. 35Make another inventory
  22. 37Noted name in art deco
  23. 38One of Nixon’s daughters
  24. 39Muddy up
  25. 40Benefits
  26. 41Place for a coin

Down

  1. 1Isolated
  2. 2Opera’s Callas
  3. 3Cake coating
  4. 4Walks drunkenly
  5. 5Ridiculous
  6. 6Rope fibers
  7. 7Tokyo’s old name
  8. 8Libya neighbor
  9. 9Short knives
  10. 12“Golly!”
  11. 16Dispatched
  12. 21Walks confidently
  13. 22Queen Anne’s house
  14. 23Constant fault-finders
  15. 24She loved Hamlet
  16. 25Heroic tale
  17. 27Devilfish
  18. 29Count of music
  19. 30Flynn of films
  20. 31Math comparison
  21. 32Refine ore
  22. 36“That’s gross!"

The answer to “Lights-out tune” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is TAPS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 26-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Lights-out tune” answer

TAPS (4 letters)

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What does TAPS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TAPS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container)
  • exploit or draw a supply from (a resource)
  • connect a device to (a telephone) so that conversation can be listened to secretly

When else has “Lights-out tune” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 10, 2026 (most recent) → TAPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Lights-out tune”?

The answer is TAPS, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 10, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Lights-out tune”?

4 letters: TAPS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 10, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 26-Across.

Can “Lights-out tune” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for August 10, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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