Color variation Crossword Clue

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Color variation Crossword Answer

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TONE

(4 letters)

HUE

(3 letters)

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(noun)
1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
2. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
(verb)
1. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
2. cast a shadow over

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VARIATION (noun)
1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard
2. the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
COLOR (noun)
1. any material used for its color
2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
COLOR (adjective)
1. having or capable of producing colors
COLOR (verb)
1. decorate with colors
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TONE
(4 letters)
HUE
(3 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Newsday Crossword (11/18/2025) Answers

Across

1. High-tech hosp. scans

5. Boston's state, for short

9. First-aid kit fabric

14. Old West sheriff's shoe

15. Opera solo

16. On an ocean cruise

17. Coupe or convertible

18. Reject abruptly

19. Sub's tracking device

20. Began with modest goals

23. "That's right!"

24. Leopard marking

25. Heart chart (Abbr.)

28. Dined or snacked

30. Law enforcement force

35. Soothing ointment

37. Colorful part of the eye

40. Not shy about speaking

41. Radio or television, e.g.

44. Elude

45. __ butter (lotion ingredient)

46. If all ___ fails...

47. Discover by sight or smell

49. Athlete who's paid

51. '__ out!' (ump's shout)

52. Volcanic flow

55. Puncturing tool

57. Hadn't been captured yet

65. __ the hole (hidden asset)

66. Quick snack

67. Got cash for

69. Quartet minus one

70. Buttonlike earring

71. Golf course targets

72. Actor Penn or Connery

73. Heavens

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Down

1. Degs. in finance

2. Decisive victory

3. Slightest trace

4. Newspaper article

5. Fit for a monarch

6. Dry as a desert

7. Grain storage towers

8. Stopped slouching in a chair

9. Pilot light appliance

10. Molecule part

11. Annapolis military sch.

12. Enthusiasm

13. British nobleman below duke

21. Brit's hot beverage

22. Spinning toy

25. Receded, as the tide

26. Slice, as a turkey

27. Brag about winning

29. Chapters of history

31. Rich vein of ore

32. In an unfriendly manner

33. Bring about

34. Bugs Bunny adversary Fudd

36. Constructed

38. Suffix meaning 'sort of'

39. Rung of a ladder

42. Turns down, as an offer

43. Multi-mile footrace

48. Light brown

50. Big-eyed night bird

53. Clothes dryer outlets

54. Idolize

56. Rancher's rope

57. Carelessly quick

58. Rebounding sound

59. Breakfast or brunch

60. Personal assistant

61. Japan's continent

62. __ IRA (tax-deferred account)

63. Feeling sad

64. Minor whirlpool

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