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Author Topic: Clue for KHAKI  (Read 14399 times)

acpracht

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Clue for KHAKI
« on: November 07, 2014, 10:35:54 AM »
I'm considering cluing KHAKI as "Tan in a dusty shade" or "Tan of a dusty shade."
Valid?
Thanks,
Adam
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Thomps2525

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Re: Clue for KHAKI
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2014, 02:46:31 PM »
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."
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acpracht

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Re: Clue for KHAKI
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2014, 04:39:54 PM »
"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."
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mmcbs

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Re: Clue for KHAKI
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2014, 08:24:23 AM »
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.
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acpracht

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Re: Clue for KHAKI
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 12:38:35 PM »
Ooh. I like "Uniform tan."

Thank you muchly!
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