Purple The Mast After Rigging Containing Hint Of Yellow Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone adjective satellite • of a moderate purple color
	34%	8		A temporary mast used on a sailing ship after the original mast has been damaged or lost
	noun • a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
	32%	11		Part of a ship's rigging above the topgallant mast
	noun • the topmast next above the foremast

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	Clue	Source
1	A part of a ship's rigging used to support the mast
2	A temporary mast used on a sailing ship after the original mast has been damaged or lost
3	Goddess whose name is given poetically to the rainbow; a coloured part of the eye; a purple or yellow “fleur-de-lis”; or, a rainbow quartz Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 07 Jan 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 07 Jan 2023
4	Nintendo antagonist in a yellow hat and purple overalls New York Times Mini - 21 Aug 2024	New York Times Mini / 21 Aug 2024
5	Siliceous gem with kaleidoscopic colours said by Pliny to encompass the blue of sapphire, the green of emerald, the purple of amethyst, the red of ruby and the yellow of topaz Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 27 May 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 27 May 2023
6	Thought by Theophrastus to be a form of permanent ice, a silicious piezoelectric mineral such as the purple amethyst, smoky-brown cairngorm or the yellow citrine Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 18 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 18 Mar 2023
7	With species including henbit and the purple/yellow archangel, a perennial in the mint family thought to be named for its virtue of not stinging, unlike plants with similar leaves in the genus Urtica Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 17 Jun 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 17 Jun 2023

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