Cryptic crossword clue
Large open boat is not so dark 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LIGHTER

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The straight part

We know that "Large open boat/not so dark" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case large open boat/not so dark = lighter.

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What does LIGHTER mean?

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
6. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
7. Easy to endure or perform.
8. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
9. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
10. Unchaste, wanton.
11. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
12. Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
13. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
14. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
15. Easily interrupted by stimulation.

1. One who, or that which, lights.
2. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.

1. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

1. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
6. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
7. Easy to endure or perform.
8. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
9. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
10. Unchaste, wanton.
11. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
12. Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
13. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
14. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
15. Easily interrupted by stimulation.

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