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Purple Blue Shade Or The Flower Its Named After Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PERIWINKLE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PERIWINKLE

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%10Exact Match!
241%5 Light purple shade named for a flower
339%7Purple shade named after a flower

About This Clues Answer

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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New York Times05 Oct 2018 Across 15
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