Universal Sunday Crossword 

March 16, 2025

Jeffrey Martinovic

 

Each phrase below conceals the name of a color - misspelled by one letter. For example, in the phrase PITCH AN IDEA (which will be used in the puzzle), the letters CHAN incorrectly spell CYAN - the H being the incorrect letter. For each phrase, identify the hidden color and keep track of the incorrect letter. The incorrect letters, in order, will spell out a word relevant to the puzzle's theme - which is hinted at by the last clue.

 

1. PRIVATE PLANE

2. HINDU GODS 

3. LOGANBERRIES

4. PROXIMA CENTAURI 

5. PITCH AN IDEA

6. KNOXVILLE, TN

7. PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE

8. DRAGON DANCES

9. NOSEBLEED 

10. Bit of vulgar humor 

Answers:

 

1. privaTE PLane - TEAL (P)

2. hINDU GOds - INDIGO (U) 

3. logANBERries - AMBER (N)

4. proxiMA CENTAuri - MAGENTA (C) 

5. pitCH AN idea - CYAN (H)

6. knoxVILLE, Tn - VIOLET (L) 

7. puBLIC Knowledge - BLACK (I)

8. draGON Dances - GOLD (N)

9. noseBLEEd - BLUE (E)

 

10. Bit of vulgar humor and puzzle theme:

OFF-COLOR JOKE

 

What the misspelled letters spell: PUNCH LINE