River runs dry, once strained? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue River runs dry, once strained? . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXERTED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXERTED River runs dry, once strained? (7)
6% ARID Help to drink river dry (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
6% RESS Strain's partner (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
6% TRYING Restricting crossing river is causing strain (6) The Times Cryptic Jul 10, 2025
6% PRONTO Professional not running at once (6) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 1, 2025
5% NEE Once named (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% EXONERATE Clear river keeps running at speed (9) (9) The Sun Two Speed Oct 16, 2025
5% TSARINA Empress, once (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025
5% OPERATE Run (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
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