Crossword answer
PALED
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 32 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
PALED
Clues that lead to PALED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Lost color5LA TimesAug 25, 2026
Faded5Evening StandardAug 24, 2026
Became pallid5Puzzle PageMay 19, 2026
Blanched5New York TimesMar 21, 2026
Wasn't even close, as in comparison5New York TimesJan 14, 2026
Became colorless5NewsdaySep 30, 2025
Drained of color5NewsdayJul 22, 2025
Whitened5Evening StandardJul 5, 2025
Got lighter in color5NewsdayMay 27, 2025
Looked sick when dad took the lead5Evening StandardApr 7, 2025
Weakened, yet was a friend to a boy5Evening StandardJun 20, 2024
Dad was first to have looked wan5Evening StandardJul 27, 2023
About PALED in crosswords
PALED is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 32 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Lost color” in the LA Times crossword on August 25, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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OTHERUnlike the rest
ASSAYTest
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MESSYAcrimonious, as a breakup
RATONHelping to release one in desert
SPOOFLampoon
NOISYVociferous
Every appearance of PALED (32)
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Aug 25, 2026
Lost color · LA Times · Across
Aug 24, 2026
Faded · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 19, 2026
Became pallid · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
Apr 12, 2026
Faded · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 21, 2026
Blanched · New York Times · 48 Down
Jan 14, 2026
Wasn't even close, as in comparison · New York Times · 1 Across
Sep 30, 2025
Became colorless · Newsday · Down
Sep 3, 2025
Lost color · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Jul 22, 2025
Drained of color · Newsday · Across
Jul 5, 2025
Whitened · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 27, 2025
Got lighter in color · Newsday · Across
Apr 7, 2025
Looked sick when dad took the lead · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 19, 2024
Faded · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 20, 2024
Weakened, yet was a friend to a boy · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 30, 2024
Blanched · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Feb 20, 2024
Faded · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Nov 8, 2023
Blanched · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 27, 2023
Dad was first to have looked wan · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Mar 8, 2022
Faded · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 3, 2021
Faded · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 1, 2021
Lost color · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Oct 27, 2020
Faded · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 29, 2020
Lost color · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Across
Jan 21, 2020
Lost color · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Nov 26, 2019
Faded · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 1, 2019
Faded · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Apr 30, 2019
Whitened · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jan 2, 2019
Looked sick when dad took the lead · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 2, 2018
Faded · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 17, 2018
Blanched · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Apr 4, 2018
Weakened, yet was a friend to a boy · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 23, 2018
Faded · Evening Standard · 37 Across