Answer:

latens

Answer	Crossword Clue
LATENS	Turns toward dawn
LATENS	Approaches evening
LATENS	Gets closer to midnight

LATENS	Gets darker, perhaps
LATENS	Makes tardy
LATENS	Approaches the wee hours
LATENS	Gets dark, perhaps
LATENS	Nears midnight
LATENS	Delays.
LATENS	Nears a deadline
LATENS	Gets dark

LATENS	Approaches midnight, say
LATENS	Grows darker
LATENS	Grows toward evening
LATENS	Draws toward evening
LATENS	Approaches dawn
LATENS	Gets darker

Crossword

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