COLORS

Each clue below can be answered with a word or phrase containing the name of a color:

1. Healthy and fit

2. Florid, excessively complimentary writing

3. Highest quality

4. Working people

5. Jealous

6. A coward

7. Continuous, droning sound that we tune out

8. Making money

9. Losing money

10. Grand, impressive welcome, usually for celebrities

11. Favor gained for minor acts

12. Something used to divert attention from the real issue

13. Organization for buying and selling contraband

14. Extortion at the threat of revealing damaging information
15. One of a family regarded as not so respectable or successful as the others

Answers:

1. In the pink

2. Purple prose

3. Blue-ribbon

4. Blue-collar

5. Green with envy

6. Yellow-belly

7. White noise

8. In the black

9. In the red

10. Red carpet

11. Brownie points

12. Red herring

13. Black market

14. Blackmail
15. Black sheep