Where water might be taken, not quite drier (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOWEL Where water might be taken, not quite drier (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
6% AIRER Drier (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
5% OCEAN Where 97% of the Earth's water is found (5) New York Times Mini Dec 3, 2025
5% END Call it quits (3)
5% HARBOUR Where you might find ship's hold (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
5% NOTED "Point taken" (5) USA Today Dec 2, 2025
5% MAY Might (3) New York Times Nov 29, 2025
5% TIS "Quite so" (3) New York Times Nov 28, 2025
5% DELI Where you might have a brie encounter (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
5% ONSET Where working actors might be (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 26, 2025

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