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Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#5)

◆◆ · By John S · Published 2024-08-22T21:57:31.073Z

Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle’s meta requires you to solve an anagram using only the circled letters.
Meta Prompt: Red Elephant
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  • Womble 🤓3:54 · 2024-08-22T22:13:04.819Z
    Cheers John - impressed how you get these out so quickly, must require a good deal of thought
    • John S constructor · 2024-08-23T00:54:26.088Z
      Thanks! I had come up with the list of color related phrases first. I only have 1 set left unless I can think of more or start reusing colors!
    1D
    10 ACROSS’ anagram; singer Carly ___ Jepsen
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    Across
    1. 5A
      White - Green + “full of creativity”
    2. 10A
      Notable period, and anagram of 1 DOWN
    3. 11A
      “Oh” predecessor (alphabetically)
    4. 12A
      With 8 DOWN, anagram for a word meaning “frustrate”
    5. 13A
      With 14 DOWN, anagram for “neither”’s partner
    6. 15A
      Simulated experience (abbr.) (in the context of gaming, perhaps?)
    7. 17A
      Camp or bunkhouse bed, and anagram of 17 DOWN
    8. 19A
      White + Black + ((6 DOWN + “locomotive with carriages”) = “easy and profitable situation”)
    Down
    1. 1D
      10 ACROSS’ anagram; singer Carly ___ Jepsen
    2. 2D
      This answer is a palindrome
    3. 3D
      “Summer” in Bordeaux
    4. 4D
      “Hey!” in Great Britain
    5. 5D
      Cake cover or hockey infraction
    6. 6D
      Easy money (in the context of 19 ACROSS) or mashed potato topper (in the context of Thanksgiving)
    7. 7D
      Star Wars’ Cassian _____
    8. 8D
      With 12 ACROSS, anagram for a word meaning “frustrate”
    9. 9D
      Gas giant
    10. 14D
      With 13 ACROSS, anagram for “neither”’s partner
    11. 16D
      Campers' vehicles (abbr.)
    12. 17D
      17 ACROSS’ anagram; corporate tech exec (abbr.)
    13. 18D
      This answer is a palindrome
    14. 20D
      __ / DC
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