Crossword answer
PALES
5 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
PALES
Clues that lead to PALES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Loses color5Wall Street JournalAug 24, 2026
Lightens up5NewsdayAug 15, 2026
__ in comparison5LA TimesMay 13, 2026
Seems less impressive, so to speak5New York TimesJan 2, 2026
Betrays fear5NewsdayOct 30, 2025
Looks a bit sick due to quiet drinks5Evening StandardMar 12, 2025
Turns sickly-looking in fencing5Evening StandardFeb 19, 2025
About PALES in crosswords
PALES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Loses color” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 24, 2026.
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Every appearance of PALES (13)
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Aug 24, 2026
Loses color · Wall Street Journal · 13 Across
Aug 15, 2026
Lightens up · Newsday · Across
May 13, 2026
__ in comparison · LA Times · Across
Jan 16, 2026
Loses color · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jan 2, 2026
Seems less impressive, so to speak · New York Times · 42 Across
Oct 30, 2025
Betrays fear · Newsday · Across
Sep 3, 2025
Loses color · New York Times · 69 Across
Apr 16, 2025
Loses color · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Mar 12, 2025
Looks a bit sick due to quiet drinks · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 19, 2025
Turns sickly-looking in fencing · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 13, 2022
Loses color · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Dec 10, 2018
Looks a bit sick due to quiet drinks · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 19, 2018
Turns sickly-looking in fencing · Evening Standard · 12 Across