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Drainage Areas Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SUMPS which was last seen in the New York Times Bonus crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
295%10Exact Match!
335%4 Bad drainage areas

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SUMPS" which means:

    noun
  • • An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
  • • A well or other hole in which water has collected
  • • A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
  • verb
  • • Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The basement flooded because the sumps were clogged with debris."
  • • "The sumps in the oil refinery collect any excess oil for recycling."

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New York Times Bonus01 Feb 2002 Across 62
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