Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FUSTY Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy (5) (5)
6% AIRLESS Stuffy (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 28, 2025
6% PRUDE Stuffy sort (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
6% MOIST Damp (5) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
6% NASAL Stuffy-sounding (5) Universal Oct 7, 2025
6% FRESH Not stale (5) Commuter Oct 6, 2025
5% ING Smell (3) USA Today Quick Nov 28, 2025
5% FETOR Wretched smell (5) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2025
5% AROMAS Smells (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 26, 2025
5% STANK Smelled awful (5) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
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