A spirit? The old man imbibes rye, mostly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRYAD A spirit? The old man imbibes rye, mostly (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 18, 2022
6% DRANK Imbibed (5) Commuter Aug 1, 2026
5% SKYE The Old Man of Storr's island (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 12, 2026
5% BABUSHKA Old Russian soul and wild spirit (8) The Times Cryptic Sep 9, 2026
5% DEMON That's the spirit! (5) New York Times Aug 30, 2026
5% PLUCK Spirit (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 25, 2026
5% AWN Beard of barley or rye (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
5% ISH "Mostly" (3) USA Today Aug 4, 2026
5% DREAD Fear old man is catching on (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 3, 2026
4% GENIE Bottled spirit? (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026

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