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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 21% | 10 | Old houses terribly dry east of Edinburgh's outskirts — so dry | |
3 | 21% | 5 | Italian word for “dry”, used to refer to a technique of mural painting on dried lime plaster as opposed to fresh or “fresco”; or, dry wine | |
Not So Dry Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "WETTER" which means:
- noun
- • A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- • A workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process
- • Someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed adjective
- • Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
- • Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
- • Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- • Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
- • Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
- • Of weather or a time period: rainy.
- • Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
- • (of women) sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
- • Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
- • (retronym) permitting alcoholic beverages.
- • Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
- • Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
- • Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
- • Involving assassination or "wet work".
An example sentence would be:
- • "The wetter weather made the roads slippery."
- • "She wore a raincoat to protect herself from the wetter conditions outside."
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