The Clue
Atoll component (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CORAL
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Notes
The answer CORAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Atoll builder
Atoll composition
Atoll material
Deep pink
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Jewelry material
Kwajalein material
Lipstick hue
Lobster roe
Marine formation
Pacific sea
Pink shade
Pinkish hue
Pinkish yellow
Polyp production
Reddish yellow
Reef makeup
Reef material
Reef polyp
Sea skeleton
Sea or snake
Shade of pink
Shade of red
Snorkeling milieu
Type of reef
Yellowish pink
Yellowish red
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Kind of reef or snake
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Great Barrier Reef material
Definition
CORAL as a noun:
1. a variable color averaging a deep pink
2. (coral, red coral, precious coral) = the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
3. unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
4. marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
CORAL as an adjective:
1. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color