Raddle #524Ship Idioms

From FEELING to BLUE

Sun, August 2, 2026
FEELING
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Clues, out of order

FEELING ________, a light shade of ________
Add an I to FEELING and anagram to get something you might take for a FEELING
Append a letter to FEELING to get a baked dish
"Can't ________ the FEELING!", 2016 #1 hit
Change one letter in FEELING to get a country
Counterpart to FEELING
Greek letter found inside FEELING
Insert a letter into FEELING to get some chess pieces
Insert an R into FEELING to get an injury
FEELING in the ________
Move the last letter of FEELING to the front to give birth to
Reverse FEELING to get some parts of poker games

About this Raddle

Though some derivation of it can be dated back to Chaucer, the phrase “feeling blue” to describe sadness was popularized by the 17th century maritime practice of flying a blue flag and painting a blue stripe along a ships hull in mourning whenever a ship’s captain died or was lost at sea.

Theme: Ship Idioms

So many everyday English expressions were born on the high seas. This week's Raddles feature phrases that were coinages of sailors, when they meant something literally applicable to ship life.