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Desert Shade Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MAROON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a person who is stranded (as on an island)

• a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

• an exploding firework used as a warning signal

adjective satellite

• of dark brownish to purplish red

verb

• leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

• leave stranded on a desert island without resources

98%5Exact Match!
noun

• a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

• any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

adjective satellite

• of a moderate orange-yellow color

36%5Desert dearth
noun

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a position of relative inferiority

• a slight amount or degree of difference

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

• a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

verb

• cast a shadow over

• represent the effect of shade or shadow on

• protect from light, heat, or view

• vary slightly

• pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

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The Guardian Cryptic18 Oct 2019 Down 5
New York Times19 Jul 1996 Across 50
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