Crayola Crossword

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  1. 6. A pteridologist studies the plant species namesake to this color.
  2. 8. 3 words, this hue is named after the distinct egg color of a common North American bird.
  3. 11. This green hue is named after the Geometer moths’ larvae.
  4. 13. 3 words, named after a native Austrailian apple cultivar commonly used in pies.
  5. 15. This color name is a slang term used in organized crime to refer to somone who ‘sings’ to the police.
  6. 16. this color is named after the second largest rodent in the world, following the Capybara.
  7. 18. 2 words, instead of Coco Puffs, this color is crazy for a yellow fruit.
  8. 19. this hue shares a name with Nebraska’s state flower.
  9. 20. a light tan hue named after the cliche plant species in old western films.
  10. 22. a color named after the birthstone of March.
  11. 23. this color is named after ‘sea cows’!
  12. 25. 2 words, this color name comes from the English linguistic phenomenon called reduplication. Other examples of this are boogie-woogie, okey-dokey, or hocus-pocus.
  13. 26. this hue is named after a sweet treat thinner than a human hair.
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  1. 1. this ‘punny’ color was inspired by the inorganic YInMn Blue pigment, though the actual crayon does not contain any.
  2. 2. 2 words, this color is named after the award for “Being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces"
  3. 3. 2 words, this blue-tinted black is based on NASA’s place of study.
  4. 4. 2 words, this rhyming color combines a tropical fruit and Latin American Dance
  5. 5. 3 words, this colorful lyric from America the Beautiful is based on the optical effect called Rayleigh scattering.
  6. 7. originally named ‘Indian Red’, this color was changed in 1999 due to representation issues
  7. 9. rather than the bright pink in found in the film adaptation, Hermione Granger wore this color to the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
  8. 10. Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake wore this color to the 2001 American Music Awards.
  9. 12. 3 words, this shade shares a name with a common kid’s menu dish.
  10. 14. McDonald’s serves a seasonal shake that shares a name with this shade.
  11. 15. this color name means ‘cherry’ in French.
  12. 17. This blue shade comes from a flower commonly found in European and Minecraft plains.
  13. 21. this color shares a name with Minnesota’s NBA team.
  14. 24. this pink shade is named after the physiological phenomenon known as erubescence.