Night (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">night</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for darkness that I've seen before include "Evil; lack of light" , "'Hello . . . . . . . ., my old friend' (Simon and Garfunkel song)" , "Period of no light" , "Gloom" , "Unlit state" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">night</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for evening that I've seen before include "somewhat late in the day" , "When day becomes night" , "Latter part of the day" , "late party" , "Subject of nocturne" .)
(Other definitions for flyby that I've seen before include "Part of probe's track closest to the observed planet" , "Low pass at air display" .)
(Other definitions for silent that I've seen before include "Taciturn" , "A continent" , "Refusing to communicate" , "Dumb" , "Listen, being speechless after 10 across" .)