This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 2, 2026 (2 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 9 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
Show the answer
About the answer
LIMELIGHT as a word: (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight; A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
LIMELIGHT has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Figure with three faces, in Dante (57 Across)
- Brief bit (58 Across)
- They're stretched out before some workouts (59 Across)
- Hard-shelled delicacies (1 Down)
- Written posts? (3 Down)
- Stoked (4 Down)
- Like some enemies (5 Down)
- "I need to get a word in!" (6 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers