MIXED COLORS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
March, 1985
Len Elliott

The ten colors below can be changed into new words by adding one letter to each color and re-arranging the letters to match one of the definitions.

1. TAN
2. SCARLET
3. ORANGE
4. RED
5. GRAY
6. ECRU
7. BLUE
8. WHITE
9. VIOLET
10. GREEN

Most limpid
Irate
Showed strain vocally
Vim and vigor
Challenge
Dry up
Desecrate
Unrefined fuel
Declaim
Army instrument

Answers:

1. TAN - RANT - Declaim
2. SCARLET - CLEAREST - Most limpid
3. ORANGE - GROANED - Showed strain vocally 
4. RED - DARE - Challenge
5. GRAY -  ANGRY - Irate
6. ECRU - CRUDE - Unrefined fuel
7. BLUE - BUGLE - Army instrument
8. WHITE - WITHER - Dry up
9. VIOLET - VIOLATE - Desecrate
10. GREEN - ENERGY - Vim and vigor