The Clue
Off-color (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RACY
Tags
Notes
The answer RACY is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Daring
Hot
Indelicate
Piquant
Risqué
Spirited
Suggestive
A bit blue
A bit dirty
A bit risqué
Bordering on pornographic
A little blue
A little dirty
Slightly improper
Somewhat blue
Sprightly or risqué
Like blue humor
Like James Bond
R-rated, maybe
Slightly off-color
Like many Mae West quotes
Definition
RACY as an adjective:
1. (lively, racy) = full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style"
2. (full-bodied, racy, rich, robust) = marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
3. (blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy) = suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
4. designed or suitable for competing in a race