Answer: eclipse

AnswerCrossword Clue
ECLIPSE

Outshine

ECLIPSE

Put to shame

ECLIPSE

Darkness at noon?

ECLIPSE
Intervention, of a sort
ECLIPSE
Surpass
ECLIPSEOne on 9-22-2006 had a central duration of 7 minutes, 9 seconds
ECLIPSEMoonlight blockage
ECLIPSELunar or solar event
ECLIPSEIt may leave you in the dark
ECLIPSECelestial event
ECLIPSEHigh-level cover-up?
ECLIPSEThird book in the "Twilight" series
ECLIPSECause of a blackout
ECLIPSEOutdo
ECLIPSETotal...
ECLIPSEOvershadow
ECLIPSEIt's seldom total
ECLIPSESolar or lunar phenomenon
ECLIPSELunar event
ECLIPSEAstronomical event
ECLIPSEAncient's omen
ECLIPSESky show
ECLIPSEUpstage
ECLIPSERender unremarkable
ECLIPSEReduce to second-best
ECLIPSESun block
ECLIPSEHeavenly phenomenon due March 7, 1951.
ECLIPSETemporary obscurity.
ECLIPSEJanuary 29th's headline.
ECLIPSESolar phenomenon.
ECLIPSECelestial phenomenon.
ECLIPSEHeavenly phenomenon.
ECLIPSESurpass.
ECLIPSEEvent of March 7, 1970
ECLIPSESky phenomenon
ECLIPSEObscure
ECLIPSEMake obscure
ECLIPSECelestial phenomenon
ECLIPSELeave in the shade
ECLIPSEShow up