Dead river caused an unpleasant smell, so it's said Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dead river caused an unpleasant smell, so it's said . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFUNCT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFUNCT Dead river caused an unpleasant smell, so it's said (7)
81% ODOR Unpleasant smell (4)
78% ODORS Unpleasant smells (5) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
69% GUMBO Soup's adhesive with unpleasant smell (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 20, 2026
64% STINK Have a strong unpleasant smell (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 19, 2026
61% CONQUER Best nut, so it's said (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 2, 2026
61% PLACEBO So-called medicine gives room unpleasant smell (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
58% PONGS Smells (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 6, 2026
58% REEKS Smells (5) TV Mar 1, 2026
58% ODOUR Smell (5) The Times Concise Feb 27, 2026
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