The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SILVERY
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More clues leading to the result SILVERY
- Sediment mostly extremely pale and shiny
- Fine material cut, so lustrous
- Short shelf, so shiny and grey
- Oddly swirly and so shiny
- Remove ring of dirt, really showing pale lustre
- Spanish agreement, liberal and pretty clearly resounding
- Dancing valkyries dismiss a king with a clear tone
- Oxygen-deficient earth, markedly greyish-white
- Short thread extremely light in tone
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "pale and shiny" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pale and shiny = silvery.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SILVERY mean?
SILVERY adjective- Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
- Sprinkled or covered with silver.
- Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.