Crossword Clue: Color of a clear sky
Here's the answer to the Color of a clear sky crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: BLUE
"Color of a clear sky" points to BLUE, a 4-letter entry that starts with B and finishes on E and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into BLUE from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Blue is the color of the clear daytime sky and deep water. Many ancient languages, including early Greek, seem to have had no distinct word for blue, one of the last color terms to appear in cultures worldwide.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as BLUE are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 4-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Blue belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 4 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Color of a clear sky"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make BLUE obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue BLUE — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Blue is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Color of a clear sky' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in BLUE almost immediately."
- "Once the B was confirmed by the crossing word, BLUE was the only entry that fit."