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noun • chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked • edible marine gastropod | ||||||||
| 26% | 6 | Named after a shellfish and once synonymous with crimson, a colour mixed from blue and red, associated with bishops, emperors, nobility, ornateness, royalty and wealth | ||||||
noun • a color between red and blue • (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status • (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes adjective satellite • of a color intermediate between red and blue • excessively elaborate or showily expressed • belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler verb • become purple • color purple | ||||||||
| 20% | 12 | Shellfish with a blue-black color | ||||||
noun • marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones | ||||||||
Blue Shellfish Crossword Clue
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PERIWINKLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PERIWINKLE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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