The Clue
Circle of light (6 letter answer)
The Answer
CORONA
Tags
Notes
The answer CORONA is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cigar
Halo
Cigar or crown
Cigar type
Eclipse phenomenon
Fine cigar
Long cigar
Lunar phenomenon
Mexican beer
Moon circler
Type of cigar
___ Australis (southern constellation)
Big name in typewriters
Blunt-ended cigar
Cigar with blunt ends
Dos Equis competitor
Long, untapered cigar
Mexican beer brand
Popular Mexican beer
Solar eclipse phenomenon
Solar wind source
Ring around Old Sol
Definition
CORONA as a noun:
1. (aureole, corona) = the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
2. (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
3. (corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow) = an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
4. one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
5. (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
6. a long cigar with blunt ends