Color Commentary

Where every clue shows its true colors.
A puzzle exploring color through science, pop culture, and art. This vibrant grid is filled with colorful wordplay, trivia, and clever associations.
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Across

  • 1A
    Where one might see 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'
  • 7A
    Like the fourth horseman's steed
  • 8A
    Relating to the code that determines eye color
  • 10A
    Group on steeds of red, black, and pale, in Revelation
  • 12A
    Davis who was famously 'Kind of Blue'
  • 13A
    Round that leaves a bright trail in the dark
  • 15A
    Element #48, used for brilliant yellow pigment
  • 16A
    The 'C' in a four-color printing model
  • 17A
    Like some old-fashioned, high-fitting jeans

Down

  • 2D
    An artist's entire spectrum of shades
  • 3D
    Cultural artifacts often featuring red, white, and blue
  • 4D
    Outer layer responsible for skin tone
  • 5D
    Events with green, yellow, and checkered flags
  • 6D
    It might be common, or it might be for color
  • 9D
    Like a floor with a colorful mosaic
  • 11D
    What a bright lipstick comes in
  • 12D
    Vibrantly plumed jungle bird
  • 14D
    Like a color, unmixed and absolute