Very dry, quiet, shrewd editor Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Very dry, quiet, shrewd editor featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on July 8, 2026. 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 PARCHED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARCHED Very dry, quiet, shrewd editor (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
6% ARID Very dry (4) USA Today Jul 1, 2026
6% ASTUTE Shrewd (6) Eugene Sheffer May 14, 2026
6% FOXY Shrewd (4) Thomas Joseph May 13, 2026
6% CAGY Shrewd (4) Newsday May 3, 2026
5% APPEND Attach a very quiet conclusion (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
5% PIPEDOWN Be quiet! (8) The Times Concise Jun 27, 2026
5% SHHH "Quiet!" (4) Newsday Jun 9, 2026
5% APPEAR Seem to be a very quiet listener (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jun 8, 2026
5% DESERT Very dry region (6) (6) Puzzler May 29, 2026

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