Clues for the word "SHADE"
We've had 153 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 290 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on November 10, 2025.
Definition of shade
- n. - Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.
- n. - Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.
- n. - An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.
- n. - That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade.
- n. - Shadow.
- n. - The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes.
- n. - The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
- n. - Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.
- n. - A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms.
- v. t. - To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
- v. t. - To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.
- v. t. - To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
- v. t. - To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
- v. t. - To mark with gradations of light or color.
- v. t. - To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
Referring Clues
- Sun protection
- Ghost
- What an umbrella may provide
- Protect, as a seedling
- A park may provide it
- Desert dearth
- Parasol's offering
- Retreat from the 102-Down
- Summer refuge
- You'll find it under a tree
- Relief from the sun
- Tint
- "A Whiter ___ of Pale" (1967 Procol Harum hit)
- Lamp cover
- Area of comparative darkness
- What elms provide
- Slight variation
- Sheltered spot
- Disembodied spirit
- Protect from light
- Minute variation
- Comparative darkness
- Hot day refuge
- Little bit
- What parasols provide
- Elm offering
- What an awning provides
- Nuance
- Beach-umbrella offering
- What a parasol provides
- What 39 Down often provide
- Color variation
- Beach umbrella offering
- Sahara shortage
- Awning offering
- Anti-peeping device
- Cooler area
- Where some people have it made
- Hue
- Tree byproduct
- It's sought in hot weather
- Sunless spot
- Where the sun don't shine?
- Part of a park may provide it
- Desert desire
- Awning's offering
- Lamp complement
- Window covering
- Elm's offering
- Some garden plants need it
- Shelter from the sun
- Colouration
- Coloration
- Parasol purpose
- Hot-day refuge
- What umbrellas provide
- Sunless state
- Offering from 25-Down
- It's rare in the desert
- It's rare in the desert
- Protection from the sun
- Color
- Arbor asset
- Strawberry is one
- Cool place in the summer
- Window cover
- Blind
- Color lightly
- Oak's offering
- Sun shield
- Penumbra
- Hint
- Desert rarity
- Elms are famed for providing it
- Result of a sun blocker
- Parasol offering
- Arboretum's offering
- Tangerine or peach
- Window blind
- Sought-after thing in August
- Good thing on a hot day
- Pulled-down window covering
- Lamp covering
- Sun block
- Willow provision
- What a canopy provides
- What oaks may provide
- Color gradation
- Elm by-product
- *Throwing ___ (dissing someone publicly)
- What you might sit in by the pool
- Cool place
- Sun blocker
- Curtain alternative
- A tree provides it
- Tree offering
- Colour
- Elms provide it
- Relative darkness
- What you seek to avoid the Sun
- Kiss "Hot in the ___"
- Procol Harum "A Whiter ___ of Pale"
- Partial or comparative darkness
- Darken just a touch
- Protect from sunlight
- Radiation-free zone?
- Protect from the sun
- Parasol's benefit
- Colonnade attraction
- Colour of woman taken in by commercial? Quite the opposite
- Dark spirit
- Urban Dance Squad "Deeper ___ of Soul"
- Screen from direct light
- Color value
- Color tone
- Arboretum feature
- Tree owner's perk
- Much-desired area on a hot summer day
- Beach umbrella's offering
- Bronze or beige
- A touch of colour
- Veiled criticism, in slang
- 27-Across, e.g.
- Window treatment
- Ghostly spirit
- Umbra
- What some trees provide
- "Evening ___"
- Relief from the heat
- Tone
- Thinly veiled criticism, in modern slang
- What a visor provides
- Throw ___
- "Thrown" criticism
- Something an awning provides
- Subtle expression of disrespect, in slang
- Something a visor provides
- Red or dark purple, for example
- Beach umbrella benefit
- Something provided by a canopy
- What a 20-Down provides
- What a tree provides on a hot, sunny day
- What a tree might provide
- Foundation specification
- Salmon, for instance
- What a beach umbrella provides
- Subtle expression of contempt, in modern lingo
- Something a rival may throw
- Lamp topper
- Concealer specification
- Veiled criticism
- Desirable condition for hostas
- Contempt, in slang
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - November 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 06, 2025
- New York Times - September 27, 2025
- Daily American - September 24, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 14, 2025
- Daily American - May 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 24, 2025
- New York Times - February 02, 2025
- Mirror Mini - January 30, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 19, 2024
- LA Times - November 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 01, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 14, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 20, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 25, 2024
- LA Times - June 25, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 12, 2024
- Mirror Daily - May 25, 2024
- LA Times - May 01, 2024
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