Because "Russet Brown" Isn't a Five-Letter Word, That's Why

We were so surprised when we stumbled upon this halfway through our ninth cup of coffee one morning this weekend, we nearly tumbled head first into our shag carpeted conversation pit! Apparently someone on the Failing New York Times' "puzzles staff," which is apparently a real thing and may employ more editors than write headlines for, you know, boring stuff, is familiar with the questionable color palette of our plastic fantastic planned community; no notes, the end.