Smelling stale Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUSTY Smelling stale (5) USA Today Apr 25, 2026
29% FUSTY Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy (5) (5)
3% ODORS Smells (5) LA Times Daily Aug 25, 2026
3% LEAST Smallest amount went stale (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 24, 2026
3% PONGY Smelling bad (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
3% SENSES Smell and taste, for two (6) USA Today Aug 17, 2026
3% OLD Stale and old (3) New York Times Midi Aug 16, 2026
3% ELASTIN Protein in stale nuts (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 14, 2026
3% ROT Go stale, as veggies (3)
3% ACRID Sharp-smelling (5) Universal Aug 11, 2026

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