Stale Crossword Clue

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Stale Crossword Answer

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TRITE

(5 letters)

MOLDY

(5 letters)

RANCID

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. skilled through long experience
2. belonging to some prior time
(noun)
1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old’)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

STALE (adjective)
1. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
2. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
STALE (verb)
1. urinate, of cattle and horses

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TRITE
(5 letters)
MOLDY
(5 letters)
RANCID
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DOL

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