ASHEN (ASH-uhn)
Resembling ashes, especially in color
Related crosswordese: ASHY
Common clues: Pale; Wan; Pallid; Bloodless; Deathly pale; Ghostly; Pasty; Pale with fright; Disturbingly pale; White as a sheet; Cadaverous; Visibly shocked; Beyond the pale?; Visibly frightened
Crossword puzzle frequency: 4 times a year
Frequency in English language: 32891 / 86800
Video: Ashen Atmosphere – The Tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The skies they were ashen and sober;
The leaves they were crisped and sere—
The leaves they were withering and sere;
It was night in the lonesome October
Of my most immemorial year.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
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