Off-color Crossword Clue

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Off-color Crossword Answer

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RIBALD

(6 letters)

LEWD

(4 letters)

BLUE

(4 letters)

RACY

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. suggestive of sexual impropriety

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OFF-COLOR (adjective)
1. in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
2. humorously vulgar
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

RIBALD
(6 letters)
LEWD
(4 letters)
BLUE
(4 letters)
RACY
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More NYT Midi Crossword (5/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. Item in a humidor

6. Similar to

10. Savory taste

11. Capital city that's home to the Spanish steps, despite its name

12. "To make a movie about coffee, you need a good screenplay. How's the ___?"

14. "___ Como Va" (Santana hit)

15. Quid pro ___

16. "Phew, what a production, glad we're done filming. That's officially a ___!"

20. Align (with)

23. Traveler's calculation, for short

24. "Kapow!"

25. Pronoun pairing

27. Rodeo headwear

29. "Time to generate (hopefully positive) buzz about this coffee movie. We need some good ___!"

30. Thin marsh plant

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Down

1. Stephen King novel about a rabid dog

2. Wishy-washy R.S.V.P.

3. Donated

4. Reddit Q&A session

6. Symbol that connects the "A" to "Z" in Amazon's logo

7. ___ pond (Japanese garden feature)

8. Pesky hell-raiser

9. Basketball rim attachment

13. What a cow chews (and chews again!)

16. Dues payer

17. Athlete's post-surgery activity, perhaps

18. Going ___ tooth and nail

19. "The Office" character who said "There’s nothing better than a beautiful day at the beach filled with sun, surf and ... diligent note-taking"

20. Alphabet beginning

21. Amorphous mass

22. Sound from a baby T. rex, in cartoons

25. Extravagant promotion

26. Former Israeli P.M. Barak

28. Get a Venmo request, say

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