The Clue
A shade of red (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MADDER
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Notes
The answer MADDER is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
MADDER as a noun:
1. (madder, Rubia tinctorum) = Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
MADDER as a verb:
1. color a moderate to strong red
MAD as an adjective:
1. (huffy, mad, sore) = roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
2. (brainsick, crazy, demented, distracted, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged) = affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
3. (delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained) = marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
4. (harebrained, insane, mad) = very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"