Initially hot, unpleasantly moist, increasingly damp and sultry (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HUMID Initially hot, unpleasantly moist, increasingly damp and sultry (5) (5)
6% DANK Unpleasantly moist (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
5% DAMP Moist (4) Universal Mar 5, 2026
5% C Moist (1) USA Today Quick Mar 1, 2026
5% CLAMMY Cold Deputy PM is unpleasantly damp (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
4% WET Damp (3) The Telegraph Mini Mar 7, 2026
4% GRISTLE Unpleasantly chewy matter (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Mar 6, 2026
4% SPRINGSON Unpleasantly surprises with (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
4% DAMPEST Maximally moist (7) Newsday Mar 5, 2026
4% HERDSMAN Tender wound initially moist hardens (8) The Times Cryptic Mar 4, 2026
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