Informally must leave dry area (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Informally must leave dry area (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 21, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GOTTA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GOTTA Informally must leave dry area (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 21, 2026
7% DESERTS Very dry areas (7) Commuter Sep 17, 2026
6% TOWELS Drying cloths (6) Commuter Sep 21, 2026
6% AIRER Drying machine (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 20, 2026
6% MOP It's not a dry cleaner (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 18, 2026
6% HASTO Must (5) USA Today Sep 17, 2026
6% SAHARAN Hot and dry (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026
6% NEEDS Must-haves (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2026
6% ARIZONA Dry region, endless area in part of America (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 1, 2026
6% OWETO Must repay (5) Newsday Aug 21, 2026

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