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ASHEN (ASH-uhn)

Resembling ashes, especially in color

Related crosswordese: ASHY

Common clues: Pale; Wan; Pallid; Blanched; Gray; Ghostly; Pasty; Drained of color; White as a sheet; Cadaverous

Crossword puzzle frequency: 8 times a year

Frequency in English language: 32891 / 86800

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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)