Daylight is the period of time between SUNRISE and sunset, when the SUN is visible in the sky. The term can be broken down into several crossword solutions: COCKCROW (8 letters) is the sound made by a rooster at DAWN; DAYBREAK (8 letters) is the beginning of the DAY; DAY (3 letters) is a 24-hour period; Morning (7 letters) is the first part of the DAY; DAYTIME (7 letters) is the period of daylight; SUNRISE (7 letters) is the time when the SUN appears on the horizon; LIGHT (5 letters) is the natural illumination of the sky; Sunshine (8 letters) is the direct LIGHT of the SUN; DAWN (4 letters) is the beginning of the DAY; SUN (3 letters) is the star around which the Earth orbits.