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noun • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554) • clothing that is a grey color • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) • horse of a light gray or whitish color adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||||
| 41% | 5 | From the Latin for “a wan or yellow colour”, word originally meaning pale and dismal, but now unpleasantly bright in colour, garish, loud or vivid | ||||||
adjective satellite • horrible in fierceness or savagery • glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism • shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke • ghastly pale | ||||||||
| 39% | 7 | Incredibly dismal or dismal in nature | ||||||
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Dismal Colour Crossword Clue
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GREY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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