Dry as a desert Crossword Clue

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SERE

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(adjective)
1. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
2. lacking sufficient water or rainfall

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DESERT (verb)
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
2. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
DESERT (noun)
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
2. (usually plural) a person’s deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
DRY (verb)
1. become dry or drier
2. remove the moisture from and make dry
DRY (noun)
1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
DRY (adjective)
1. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
2. humorously sarcastic or mocking

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SERE
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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RAID

More Newsday Crossword (2/9/2026) Answers

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16. Square footage

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19. How long a minute is

22. Hot beverage group with a pot, saucers, etc.

23. Go by, as time

27. Donkey

29. Broad urban street: Abbr.

30. Had a meal

31. Fireplace residues

35. 'My treat!'

37. TV host Seacrest

38. How long a day is

41. Notified

42. Grains in granola

43. Containing nothing

44. Sharp anger

45. School kids' vehicle

46. Letter after kay

48. Bleep out

50. Northernmost state

55. How long a year is

59. Seaweed

62. Roof overhang

63. Overcast sky's color

64. Get on a plane

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66. Skywalker of 'Star Wars'

67. Otherwise

68. ___-tip pen

69. Radiate, as light

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Down

1. Minimum amount

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3. Voice of Amazon devices

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5. Lavish meals

6. Farmland measure

7. Fashionable

8. Chore list heading

9. Taco chip dip

10. Ocean east of America: Abbr.

11. That woman

12. Attention-getting shout

15. Soup-serving utensil

20. Dough-rising agent

21. When pigs fly!

24. Settle a debt

25. Begin

26. __-weensy (tiny)

28. Living room seats

29. Keep entertained

31. Upper-level storage room

32. Took an oath in court

33. Actress Mirren or Hunt

34. Conclusion

36. "Ready or __, here..."

37. Computer's CD-__ drive

39. __ welcome

40. Phone call greeting

45. Responded to applause

47. Express regret for

49. Unblinking look

51. Journalistic slant

52. Play guitar chords

53. Army uniform color

54. So far

56. Piece of lettuce

57. Container for flowers

58. Villainous

59. Lincoln nickname

60. Text message "Very funny!"

61. Auto fuel

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