One's used to dry unfortunate accidents (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESICCANT One's used to dry unfortunate accidents (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 19, 2025
79% ALAS "Unfortunately . . ." (4) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
76% ILLS Unfortunate situations (4) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
76% AFRAIDSO "True, unfortunately" (8) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
76% IFEAR "Unfortunately ..." (5) New York Times Sep 30, 2025
76% PRANG Minor accident (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 23, 2025
76% MISHAP Unfortunate accident (6) The Times Concise Jul 26, 2025
76% MISHAPS Unfortunate accidents (7) Newsday Jun 12, 2017
72% BRUT Very dry (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
72% ARID Dry (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 29, 2025

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