The Clue
Blue shade (6 letter answer)
The Answer
INDIGO
Tags
Notes
The answer INDIGO is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
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"Mood ___"
Blue dye
Blue dyestuff
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Ellington's "Mood ___"
Musical mood?
Part of a rainbow
Prismatic color
Rainbow color
Rainbow shade
Shade of blue
Spectrum color
Spectrum hue
Spectrum member
"Mood ___," 1931 song
"Mood ___," Ellington hit
Color of Duke Ellington's "Mood"
Part of ROY G BIV
Roy G. Biv part
Shade deeper than heliotrope
Definition
INDIGO as a noun:
1. (anil, indigo, indigotin) = a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
2. (indigo, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria) = deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
3. a blue-violet color
INDIGO as an adjective:
1. having a color between blue and violet; "indigo flowers"