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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 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 | |
3 | 20% | 12 | Shellfish with a blue-black color | |
Blue Shellfish Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PERIWINKLE" which means:
- 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 adjective
- • Of pale bluish purple colour.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She wore a beautiful periwinkle dress to the party."
- • "The periwinkle flowers added a pop of color to the garden."
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The Guardian Cryptic02 Jun 2003 | Down 13 | |
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