Clues for the word "FIREFLY"
We've had 20 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 21 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on December 03, 2025.
Definition of firefly
- n. - Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae.
Referring Clues
- Insect you can see in the dark
- Luminescent critter
- It lights up the night
- Bioluminescent beetle
- Bug that lights up
- Night light?
- Luminescent insect
- Winged beetle - racing dinghy
- One seen, in the dark, to shoot and make a dash for it?
- Insect the others gather round on a cold night?
- The insect on the burning bush?
- Insect
- Glower in sack race
- Glow-worm relative
- Summer blinker
- It makes light of being a beetle
- At night, is seen to be a bright little thing
- Night light source
- Lightning bug
- One seen, in the dark, to shoot and make a dash for it?
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - December 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 13, 2025
- USA Today - June 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 29, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - May 10, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 23, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - July 21, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 26, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 06, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - January 12, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 24, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 30, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 29, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 18, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - July 29, 2016
- New York Times - July 21, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - November 21, 2014
- LA Times - July 24, 2010
- Washington Post - July 02, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - May 31, 2006
- Guardian Quick - March 23, 2005