River having dried up on the banks, used a digger Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue River having dried up on the banks, used a digger last seen in Guardian 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TROWELLED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROWELLED River having dried up on the banks, used a digger (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 14, 2023
5% TROUSER Steal banks of their river, right? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 24, 2025
5% EXPEND Use up (resources) (6) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
5% RAISINS Dried grapes (7) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
5% ATEINTO Started to use up (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
5% COPRA Dried coconut meat (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% OWNED Used to have (5) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% STRAW Dried crop stalks (5) The Times Concise Dec 1, 2025
5% HAY It's cut and dried (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
5% ANCHO Dried poblano pepper (5) Universal Nov 27, 2025

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