Head lights?

The answer to “Head lights?” in the The Washington Post crossword is HALOS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Head lights?” answer

HALOS (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is HALOS.

Why the answer is HALOS

Think of a divine glow often associated with angels! 😇

What does HALOS mean?

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

When else has “Head lights?” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

July 26, 2026 (most recent) → HALOS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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