Soil retains dry composition (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISERERE Soil retains dry composition (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 10, 2024
6% AIRER Drying machine (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 6, 2025
6% ERODE Wear away (of soil) (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 6, 2025
6% KEEP Retain (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
6% DESERTS Dry spots (7) Universal Nov 30, 2025
6% ETUDE Chopin composition (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
6% OASTS Drying kilns (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
6% DESICCATE Dry up (9) Newsday Nov 29, 2025
6% GRUBBY Filthy, soiled (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 22, 2025
6% RAGA Sitarist's composition (4) New York Times Nov 21, 2025

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Soil retains dry composition (8) Crossword Clue
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