Answer:

paler

Answer	Crossword Clue
PALER	Lighter in color
PALER	Less colorful
PALER	More ashen

PALER	Not as ruddy
PALER	Less ruddy
PALER	Not as tanned
PALER	More sickly looking
PALER	Less hardy-looking
PALER	Not as tan
PALER	More wan
PALER	Not as bright

PALER	Not as flushed
PALER	Not so bright
PALER	Not so ruddy
PALER	Appearing less healthy
PALER	Less tanned
PALER	More washed out
PALER	More frightened, perhaps
PALER	More sallow

PALER	More washed-out
PALER	Chalkier
PALER	Less Vivid
PALER	Having less color
PALER	Dimmer
PALER	More white
PALER	More sick-looking
PALER	More ashy

PALER	Not as colorful
PALER	Less tan
PALER	Less healthy-looking
PALER	More peaked
PALER	Not as brightly colored
PALER	More ghostlike
PALER	Less ruddy.
PALER	More ashen.

PALER	Whiter.
PALER	Dimmer.
PALER	Less intense.
PALER	Not so ruddy.
PALER	Not so tan

Crossword

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