| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PATHOS | Purple prose quality |
| ORNATE | Purple, as prose |
| IDIOM | "Green thumb" or "purple prose" |
| STORMYNIGHT | It was also dark, per some classically purple prose |
| metaphrastic | having the quality of a literary work that has been translated or changed from one form to another, as prose into verse. |
