Making holes like watching paint dry? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Making holes like watching paint dry? last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BORING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BORING Making holes like watching paint dry? (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 17, 2019
7% BORE Make a hole (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
7% YAWN (This is like watching paint dry!) (4) Universal Jan 4, 2025
7% DULL Like watching paint dry (4) Universal Apr 25, 2015
6% WET Like freshly painted walls (3) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
6% GETSDOWN Dances like no one's watching (8) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
6% SURREAL Like a Dalí painting (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
5% SERE Dry and withered (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
5% TAVERN Watering hole (6) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
5% PUB Watering hole (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 13, 2025

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