Give off, as light

The answer to “Give off, as light” in the New York Times Midi crossword is EMIT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 24, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 18-Down. 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.

“Give off, as light” answer

EMIT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is EMIT

Radiate or release something such as light 💡

What does EMIT mean?

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

When else has “Give off, as light” appeared?

New York Times Midi 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.

March 24, 2026 (most recent) → EMIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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