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Clue for KHAKI
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acpracht:
I'm considering cluing KHAKI as "Tan in a dusty shade" or "Tan of a dusty shade."
Valid?
Thanks,
Adam
Thomps2525:
Hey, fella, I don't like your khaki attitude! Now that I've gotten that horrible pun out of the way, I will point out that colors are of a certain shade, not in a certain shade, but "Tan of a dusty shade" sounds awkward. I sugget using "Dusty shade of tan" or perhaps just "Dusty tan."
acpracht:
"Dusty tan" might suffice, but I was thinking to phrase it in such as way as to cause a possible mis-interpretation of "tan" (as in the color) for the verb "tan."
mmcbs:
I'll chime in with "Navy hue" or "Uniform tan" (U.S. Navy still wears khaki uniforms) - both of those should get some solvers off the track.
acpracht:
Ooh. I like "Uniform tan."
Thank you muchly!
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