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Light Colour For Soot Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LAMPBLACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LAMPBLACK

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199%9Exact Match!
231%7 Name is sometimes associated with the colour red
331%9 Modify a photo to appear in colour

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We think the answer is "LAMPBLACK" which means:

    noun
  • • A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
  • verb
  • • To blacken using this form of carbon.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She used lampblack to create shadows in her drawing."
  • • "The artist smudged the lampblack on the canvas to add depth."

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The Guardian Cryptic23 Jun 2016 Across 27
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