Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas

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Historic Las Vegas signs displayed outdoors at the Neon Museum.

Clue explained

The Neon Museum’s outdoor collection preserves historic signs from Las Vegas businesses and casinos. Its best-known area, the Neon Boneyard, gathers signs that once lit up the city but no longer hang above its streets. Seeing them together turns the changing styles of Las Vegas signage into a walk-through history of the city’s visual identity.

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The answer to “Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas” in the The Washington Post crossword is NEON — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 11, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 24-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.

“Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas” answer

NEON (4 letters)

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What does NEON mean?

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(noun)

  • the chemical element of atomic number 10, an inert gaseous element of the noble gas group. It is obtained by the distillation of liquid air and is used in fluorescent lamps and illuminated advertising signs

When else has “Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas” appeared?

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October 11, 2026 (most recent) → NEON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas”?

The answer is NEON, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas”?

4 letters: NEON.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post crossword on October 11, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 24-Across.

Can “Focus of an outdoor museum in Las Vegas” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post 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.

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