It gets wetter as it dries (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOWEL It gets wetter as it dries (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Aug 5, 2024
75% RIDDLE "What gets wetter as it dries?" is one (6) Universal Jan 14, 2024
6% COPRA Dried coconut meat (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
6% STRAW Dried crop stalks (5) The Times Concise Dec 1, 2025
6% HAY It's cut and dried (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
6% ANCHO Dried poblano pepper (5) Universal Nov 27, 2025
6% PRUNE Dried plum (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 27, 2025
6% PRUNES Dried plums (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 10, 2025
5% ATTEND Get to (6) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
5% SEES Gets (4) The Atlantic Dec 2, 2025

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