Dry and brittle — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Dry and brittle”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 7th May 2009. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Dry and brittle” is CRISP (5 letters).
We last saw “Dry and brittle” in Guardian Quick on 7th May 2009.
The 5-letter answer for “Dry and brittle” is CRISP.
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