It may be red or brown — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 3–letter crossword clue “It may be red or brown”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 1st Oct 2009. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “It may be red or brown” is ALE (3 letters).
We last saw “It may be red or brown” in NYT Crossword on 1st Oct 2009.
The 3-letter answer for “It may be red or brown” is ALE.
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