Shade or color Crossword Clue

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Shade or color Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
(verb)
1. suffuse with color
2. take on color or become colored

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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
SHADE (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
SHADE (verb)
1. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
2. cast a shadow over

More Daily Themed Crossword (7/6/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Last ___ not the least..."

4. Give it a shot

7. ___ and columns (spreadsheet divisions)

11. Letters after "L"

13. "That's a great ___!" ("I like your solution!")

14. Fake hairpiece that may be seen on a mannequin

15. "The ___ & Stimpy Show" (cartoon series)

16. "He ___ more sugar to his coffee" (mixed in)

17. Empire ___ Building, New York City

19. Michael ___, "SNL" host

20. Lana Del ___, "Video Games" singer

22. "___ Song," environmental anthem by Michael Jackson that might immerse you in the natural world with its opening bird sounds

25. Palo __ California

28. Olive ___ (Popeye's girlfriend)

30. Leak slowly, through cracks

32. "Grantchester ___," pastoral song by Pink Floyd that might immerse you in the natural world with its birdsong recordings

34. Silent ___ (time for silent films)

35. Law-and-order groups: Abbr.

36. ___-equipped (lacking the necessary ability)

37. "Cirrus ___," dreamy track by Pink Floyd that might immerse you in the natural world with its opening bird chirps

39. Reply to a question, for short

40. "S" of iPadOS, for short

41. "(Sittin' On) The ___ of the Bay," soulful tune by Otis Redding that might immerse you in the natural world with its seagull sounds

43. "___ the night before Christmas ..." (line from a poem)

45. Where early humans rested, perhaps

46. Dairy farm cry

47. Network for "American Dad": Abbr.

50. "The temperature is rising ___ alarming rate!": 2 wds.

51. Former Bruin Bobby

52. Organization with a "Tipsy Tow" service: Abbr.

53. Skeezix's pop in "Gasoline Alley"

54. Go from two to one?

55. Refreshing snooze one may catch in the afternoon

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1. Luxury cars from Germany: Abbr.

2. The "U" in ICU

3. Attire for Julius Caesar (anagram of "goat")

4. "The ___ Little Pigs" (fable)

5. ___ the day (regret)

6. Japanese currency

7. "___ on the Storm," intense track by The Doors that might immerse you in the natural world with its thunderclaps

8. Uneven, as a number

9. ___ hours (early hours of the day)

10. Dejected or unhappy

16. Expression of "Now I get it!"

18. Walked all over

19. Animation frame, for short

21. Haunted house screams (rhymes with "growls")

23. Adolescent

24. Guy who saves the day

25. Sound-boosting gear, for short

26. ___ Zeppelin of "The Rain Song"

27. Graduate students who aid professors (anagram of "sat"): Abbr.

29. French luxury fashion house: Abbr.

31. Golf scorecard number

33. Pig's grunt

37. "It's ___ against yours" (They'll believe me"): 2 wds.

38. "A tomato ___ fruit, not a vegetable": 2 wds.

39. Not worth ___ (completely worthless): 2 wds.

40. Walmart or Bloomingdale's, e.g.

41. Detailed information that can be analyzed

42. Shape of the number zero

44. Dramatic song by Eminem featuring Dido that might immerse you in the natural world with its rain sound effects

45. Crow like a crow

46. Tidy up the lawn, say

48. Word repeated before "black sheep" in a nursery rhyme

49. Gullible one

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