Dry off when the start of a drought precedes downpour (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAIN Dry off when the start of a drought precedes downpour (5) (5)
5% RAIN Drought ender (4) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
5% DELUGE Downpour (6) (6) Mirror Quick Dec 28, 2025
5% SLEETS Icy downpours (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 19, 2025
5% DRYBEDS Signs of drought (7) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
5% CLOUDBURSTS Sudden downpours (11) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 26, 2025
4% ALPHA Beta preceder (5) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
4% EWER Not as many start off as pitcher (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
4% ASIA When I start to assess land mass (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
4% ASHORE On dry land (6) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
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