Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy

Latest answer — August 06, 2026

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A synonym for “make obscure” gets a small adjustment to become a comparative mood word. 🌧️

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Across

  1. 7Turning rather old, I note details of my life?
  2. 8Idolised one way or another
  3. 10Pepper with this wine’s beginning to verge on spicy
  4. 11Come of age, wanting women’s company
  5. 12You are against a second liaison?
  6. 13What helps broadcast short advert round state?
  7. 15Abettor agreeing partially about means of execution
  8. 17Use rent for refurbishing possessions provided by landlord?
  9. 18Where one could keep flask in bag
  10. 20Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy
  11. 21Best available door, free from choice joiner
  12. 23Supplies item to facilitate tea making during school
  13. 24Fresher greeting German outside university by noon
  14. 25Service encountering this delays court action

Down

  1. 1Drunk tattoo artist splitting parish priest’s mouth
  2. 2Rush job
  3. 3American runs hotel in inferior novel
  4. 4Regularly send bit they’d prepared for publication
  5. 5Man on throne
  6. 6Without drinks in boozer
  7. 7Significant work, essentially embracing completely the unknown?
  8. 9Reduced number of bars in Leeds opening late surprised Dicky
  9. 14It’s primarily used on chair and is blown up
  10. 16Full as a result of eating nothing?
  11. 17Celebrated mathematician takes to teaching
  12. 19Drinks a lot of sake first
  13. 20Concerted effort to import new pancake
  14. 22Was coach on the radio stressed?

The answer to “Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is BLUER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 20-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy” answer

BLUER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is BLUER

A synonym for “make obscure” gets a small adjustment to become a comparative mood word. 🌧️

What does BLUER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BLUER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(adjective)

  • of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day
  • (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed
  • (of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content

When else has “Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 6, 2026 (most recent) → BLUER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy”?

The answer is BLUER, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy”?

5 letters: BLUER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 6, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 20-Across.

Can “Muse ultimately make obscure covers more melancholy” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 6, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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