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The Clue
Dark red (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MAROON
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Notes
The answer MAROON is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
Related Clues
Color
Isolate
Strand
Brick color
Colgate's color
Desert, as in a desert
Shade of red
Leave high and dry
Definition
MAROON as a noun:
1. a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
2. a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
3. an exploding firework used as a warning signal
MAROON as a verb:
1. (maroon, strand) = leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
2. leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
MAROON as an adjective:
1. (maroon, brownish-red) = of dark brownish to purplish red