| Less wet | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | More like Tempe than Tampa | Wall Street Journal | 14 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Not as wet | Newsday | 25 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Rider (anag.) (5) | The Guardian Quick | 19 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Less damp | Thomas Joseph | 30 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Not as moist as a tumble type (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry-room machine |  |  | 
          
            | Golf club's not very short of water by comparison? | The Times Cryptic | 03 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Such wines as the more thirsty like? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Motorist losing velocity suffering falling quantities of rain? | The Times Quick Cryptic | 22 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | More dehydrated (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Machine for extracting moisture |  |  | 
          
            | Airer | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 17 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | An agent with absorbing characteristics (5) |  |  | 
          
            | More arid | The Telegraph Mini | 12 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Club not very but increasingly teetotal | The Telegraph Toughie | 11 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Doctor swallowing peeled potato chips gets more thirsty |  |  | 
          
            | Comparatively boring towel? (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | 03 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | More laconic doctor? That is right! (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Wittier, but more boring? |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry room appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Not so wet as a rider can get (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Not so moist |  |  | 
          
            | It's not so sweet having less rainy weather (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist | The Telegraph Mini | 07 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Not so sweet | New York Times | 27 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Rider (anag)(5) |  |  | 
          
            | Not as moist | Universal | 28 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Club expelling 5 being extra boring (5) | The Guardian Cryptic | 26 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Sounds like laundry equipment is less wet (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Golf club missing very useful household appliance (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Less interesting | New York Times | 11 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Less damp | The Times Concise | 26 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Gadget of doctor that is razor-sharp at the end (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Clothes horse rider turns to (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Not as humid | Newsday | 25 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Not as wet, a ... day |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist | Newsday | 03 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | More arid | Wall Street Journal | 12 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Less wet | USA Today | 23 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Less rainy | USA Today | 14 May 2023 | 
          
            | Cyclist has her day in the lead, weather having improved | The Guardian Cryptic | 21 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | More in need of moisturizer | LA Times Daily | 03 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | More arid | New York Times | 30 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | More deadpan | LA Times Daily | 21 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Less damp | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Less damp | LA Times Daily | 19 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Relatively ironic radical makes a comeback accepting religious instruction | The Telegraph Toughie | 07 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | More arid | Wall Street Journal | 04 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | More arid | LA Times Daily | 15 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | More arid | Universal | 19 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Habitual tumbler, jockey gets third knocking to head | The Telegraph Toughie | 01 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Half-hearted motorist getting more parched |  |  | 
          
            | Flatter doctor I placed beside queen |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Not as damp | Family Time | 04 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Less wet | The Times Concise | 27 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Like desert climates, comparatively | LA Times Daily | 07 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Like desert climates, comparatively | The Washington Post | 07 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Brut, compared to sec | The Washington Post | 10 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Brut, compared to sec | LA Times Daily | 10 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Martini comparative | LA Times Daily | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Martini comparative | The Washington Post | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | It's odd dormice are getting less water! |  |  | 
          
            | Not as rainy | Newsday | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | More formal club, very isolated |  |  | 
          
            | Not as moist | Universal | 22 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Less affected by what was in cloud, trapped characters are out of danger? That's right |  |  | 
          
            | Less rainy, as a climate | LA Times Daily | 20 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Less rainy, as a climate | The Washington Post | 20 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Less humid | The Washington Post Sunday | 23 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Bringing up central part of clause more formal | The Telegraph Toughie | 14 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Airdrie resident's more in need of liquid refreshment |  |  | 
          
            | Rider crashing more in need of drink? | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Less wet | The Sun Two Speed | 09 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | More deadpan, as humor | New York Times | 17 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Like southern Israel vis-à-vis northern Israel | New York Times | 18 May 2019 | 
          
            | Having less vermouth, as a martini | New York Times | 24 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | More withered veterans initially dropped off by motorist | The Telegraph Cryptic | 19 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Receiving less rainfall | USA Today | 21 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Less wet | Universal | 21 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | More desertlike | Jonesin | 15 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | More deadpan, as humor |  |  | 
          
            | Less wet |  |  | 
          
            | Receiving less rainfall |  |  | 
          
            | Like southern Israel vis-à-vis northern Israel |  |  | 
          
            | Having less vermouth, as a martini |  |  | 
          
            | Less wet | Family Time | 30 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Not as wet | The Telegraph Quick | 29 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Less humid | Newsday | 16 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Less sweet, as wine | Premier Sunday | 16 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Relatively ironic left-winger turns up embracing royal institution | The Telegraph Toughie | 31 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Not as moist | Newsday | 10 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Any desiccant, e.g | Universal | 27 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Appliance to remove moisture | Irish Times Simplex | 27 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Any desiccant, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Not as humid | Newsday | 02 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Having less vermouth, as a martini | The Washington Post | 10 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Having less vermouth, as a martini | LA Times Daily | 10 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Appliance in a club to turn down volume |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp | Thomas Joseph | 17 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Chauffeur ignoring volume for this appliance | The Telegraph Cryptic | 21 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Motorist drops velocity with less rain? |  |  | 
          
            | More thirsty | USA Today | 18 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | More thirsty |  |  | 
          
            | Having less vermouth, as a martini |  |  | 
          
            | Device in the beauty salon | Universal | 18 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Not as soppy | The Washington Post | 09 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Less humid | Universal | 06 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Like Phoenix vis-a-vis Seattle | Wall Street Journal | 27 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Less soaked | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Desiccant that is right -- under the doctor! | The Telegraph Cryptic | 22 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Like a stronger martini in club? Not very |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty-shop device | Universal | 24 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Oil or ink additive | New York Times | 03 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | More thirsty wino's not known to quit |  |  | 
          
            | Less soggy | LA Times Daily | 06 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Varnish additive | Newsday | 13 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Less sweet | Wall Street Journal | 08 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | More in need of a drink | USA Today | 24 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Not as wet | Family Time | 25 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Oil or ink additive |  |  | 
          
            | Varnish additive |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty-shop device |  |  | 
          
            | More in need of a drink |  |  | 
          
            | Less soggy |  |  | 
          
            | Drought results in English river primarily being this? |  |  | 
          
            | More in need of moisturizer |  |  | 
          
            | Not as wet |  |  | 
          
            | Less humid |  |  | 
          
            | Like a cabernet vis-à-vis a merlot, usually |  |  | 
          
            | Cracking more, say |  |  | 
          
            | Household appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Comparatively arid |  |  | 
          
            | More ironic |  |  | 
          
            | Dormice are oddly more dehydrated |  |  | 
          
            | Out of the pool longer |  |  | 
          
            | Not as moist |  |  | 
          
            | Less sweet, at a wine tasting |  |  | 
          
            | With less moisture |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist |  |  | 
          
            | Not as wet |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist |  |  | 
          
            | River south of airless Scottish town getting less rainfall |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp |  |  | 
          
            | Paint additive |  |  | 
          
            | Paint additive |  |  | 
          
            | Not as humid |  |  | 
          
            | More in need of moisturizer |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | Comparatively arid |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | Not as interesting |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | Not as moist |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | Moisture remover |  |  | 
          
            | Less soggy |  |  | 
          
            | Not as sweet |  |  | 
          
            | Less rainy |  |  | 
          
            | One with a dishtowel |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp |  |  | 
          
            | Having less alcohol |  |  | 
          
            | Not as damp |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp |  |  | 
          
            | Not as exciting |  |  | 
          
            | Not as damp |  |  | 
          
            | More brut |  |  | 
          
            | More in need of a drink |  |  | 
          
            | Not so rainy, climatewise |  |  | 
          
            | Not so rainy, climatewise |  |  | 
          
            | Paint additive |  |  | 
          
            | Not as exciting |  |  | 
          
            | One with a dish towel |  |  | 
          
            | Paint additive |  |  | 
          
            | Like Phoenix, vis- -vis most cities |  |  | 
          
            | Like Phoenix, vis-à-vis most cities |  |  | 
          
            | Not so humid |  |  | 
          
            | Laundromat appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Not so damp |  |  | 
          
            | Less dank |  |  | 
          
            | Less drippy |  |  | 
          
            | Not so wet |  |  | 
          
            | With less moisture |  |  | 
          
            | Less drippy |  |  | 
          
            | Not so wet |  |  | 
          
            | Moisture remover |  |  | 
          
            | Dishwasher's aid |  |  | 
          
            | Less wet |  |  | 
          
            | Less humid |  |  | 
          
            | More likely to drink |  |  | 
          
            | Less sweet |  |  | 
          
            | More brut |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist |  |  | 
          
            | Less lively, as prose |  |  | 
          
            | Less lively, as prose |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | More like the Mohave |  |  | 
          
            | Duller |  |  | 
          
            | Less damp |  |  | 
          
            | Not as moist |  |  | 
          
            | More uninteresting |  |  | 
          
            | Electrical appliance |  |  | 
          
            | More arid |  |  | 
          
            | Victor leaves club towel perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Oast |  |  | 
          
            | More brut |  |  | 
          
            | Less humid |  |  | 
          
            | Less moist |  |  | 
          
            | Less interesting |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty-shop device |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry machine |  |  | 
          
            | Thirstier |  |  | 
          
            | Launderette machine |  |  | 
          
            | More abstemious |  |  | 
          
            | Less dank |  |  | 
          
            | Laundromat machine |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry component |  |  | 
          
            | Laundromat fixture |  |  | 
          
            | Laundromat sight |  |  | 
          
            | Household appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Less sweet, as wine |  |  | 
          
            | Substance added to paint and varnish |  |  | 
          
            | Paint additive |  |  | 
          
            | Varnish additive |  |  | 
          
            | Less watery |  |  | 
          
            | Word with hair or clothes |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry adjunct |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry unit |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Paint ingredient |  |  | 
          
            | Major appliance |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty-parlor item |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty-parlor gear |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty parlor item. |  |  | 
          
            | Not so sweet. |  |  | 
          
            | Household appliance. |  |  | 
          
            | Home appliance. |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry machine. |  |  | 
          
            | Desiccating device. |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty shop necessity. |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty shop device. |  |  | 
          
            | Beauty parlor gadget. |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry apparatus. |  |  | 
          
            | Electrical appliance. |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry unit. |  |  |