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The Clue
Power failure (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BLACKOUT
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Notes
The answer BLACKOUT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BLACKOUT as a noun:
1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
2. (blackout, brownout, dimout) = darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
3. the failure of electric power for a general region
4. a momentary loss of consciousness
5. (amnesia, memory loss, blackout) = partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"