Dry
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

WRY
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

SEC
An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

ROT
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

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BRUT
(of champagne) extremely dry

DULL
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

SERE
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"

CERE
The fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds

ARID
Lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"

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SEVEN
One of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face

UNWET

SOBER
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

PLAIN
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

SECCO

PARCH
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

TOWEL
A rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

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BORING
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

DRYOUT
Remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

IRONIC
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

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SAHARAN
A Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad

ATHIRST
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"

THIRSTY
Feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty"

PROSAIC
Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"

TEDIOUS
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

UNMOIST

CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

CLEANER
Someone whose occupation is cleaning

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RAINLESS
Lacking rain; "a rainless month"; "rainless skies"

TEETOTAL
Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"

IRONICAL
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

SARDONIC
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

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DESICCATE
Remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"

JUICELESS
Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown

HUMORLESS
Lacking humor; "it was a humorless wink; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote

WATERLESS
Lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"

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DEHUMIDIFY
Make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"

UNBUTTERED

DEHYDRATED
Preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"

TEETOTALER
A total abstainer

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UNINSPIRING
Depressing to the spirit; "a villa of uninspiring design"

UNSWEETENED
Not made sweet

12 letters

MOISTURELESS

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UNINTERESTING
Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food"

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PROHIBITIONIST
A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages