Like the glow of the last embers in a fire

The answer to “Like the glow of the last embers in a fire” in the New York Times crossword is FAINT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 12, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 52-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.

“Like the glow of the last embers in a fire” answer

FAINT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is FAINT

FAINT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Like the glow of the last embers in a fire" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 12, 2025 (52-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FAINT mean?

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

When else has “Like the glow of the last embers in a fire” appeared?

New York Times 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.

January 12, 2025 (most recent) → FAINT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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