The Clue
___ ale (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PALE
Tags
Notes
The answer PALE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ashen
Beyond the ___
Blanch
Blanched
Bleached
Faded
Light
Pasty
Picket
Stake
Untanned
Wan
Whiten
Whitish
Adjective for pastels
Color deficient
Far from ruddy
Fence picket
Hardly tanned
Lighten up?
Nabokov's "___ Fire"
Porter's "___ Horse, . . . "
Seem trivial
Show fear
Show fright
Washed out
Far from apple-cheeked
Like Death's horse
Like some ales
Like some imitations
Not very bright
Part of a picket fence
Seriously susceptible to sunburn
" . . . and behold a ___ horse": Rev. 6:8
Definition
PALE as a noun:
1. (picket, pale) = a wooden strip forming part of a fence
PALE as a verb:
1. (pale, blanch, blench) = turn pale, as if in fear
PALE as an adjective:
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
3. (pale, pallid) = lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
4. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"