Shade of gray Crossword Clue

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Shade of gray Crossword Answer

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SLATE

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TAUPE

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(noun)
1. any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
2. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
(verb)
1. convert into ashes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRAY (verb)
1. make grey
2. turn grey
GRAY (noun)
1. English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
2. clothing that is a grey color
GRAY (adjective)
1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
2. used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
SHADE (noun)
1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
2. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
SHADE (verb)
1. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
2. cast a shadow over

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SLATE
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TAUPE
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Hint 4: Anagram

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More USA Today Crossword (5/22/2025) Answers

Across

1. Put one's hands together

5. Rigid

10. Scolding sounds

14. Laze around

15. Name that's an anagram of "Rhine"

16. Second word in many fairy tales

17. Landmass like Capri

18. Device that shows blips

19. What a beagle wags

20. Audrey II's command in "Little Shop of Horrors"

23. Christmas pudding fruit

24. Utopian garden

25. Off-kilter

28. Tough parts of kale

30. Roopa Panesar's string instrument

33. Floral necklace

34. Pompous person

36. Feel lousy

37. Boston b-baller, briefly

38. Traveling band's last hurrah

42. Bit of time off for recovery

43. "I don't wanna call it off / But you don't wanna call it ___" ("Good Luck, Babe!" lyric)

45. Lyft rival

47. Modifies, like a Wikipedia page

51. Smoke alarm sound

53. Part of a tiered cake

56. Caviar, e.g.

57. Rock concert garment

58. Time to do your most admirable deeds

60. Coffee

61. Feeling of dread

62. First word in many fairy tales

63. Like some summer coffees

64. "Square Biz" singer Marie

65. Knives Out director Johnson

66. Growth on a tree trunk

67. Dropping a fly ball, e.g.

68. Proactiv target

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1. Rocky places to rappel

2. Wig (out)

3. Make a claim

4. Begged

5. Skillfully play the electric guitar

6. Pokes fun at

7. Refusing to face reality

8. Wear at the edges

9. Law group

10. Ballet skirts

11. Handheld firework

12. Ornamental carp

13. "Career Day" sketch show

21. Made a blunder

22. Crew team propeller

26. 'Slippery' swimmer

27. Cleverness

29. "That's gonna leave a ___!"

31. Cash register part

32. Yona Marie's vocal range

35. DNA kit item

37. Prompted, in a theater

38. Seafood order sometimes topped with crema or pico de gallo

39. Accomplishes

40. Makeup used in goth fashion

41. Blatant

42. Cul-de-__

46. Texas MLB player

48. Like an ecologist working from home

49. ___ Sam (Froot Loops bird)

50. At peace

52. Enjoys a graphic novel

54. Like some binary questions

55. 'To be,' in Spanish

58. Tempt ___ (do something risky)

59. Circle dance

60. "The Great Muppet Caper" director Henson

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