Having a stale and unpleasant smell — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Having a stale and unpleasant smell”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 3rd Aug 2002. 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 “Having a stale and unpleasant smell” is FETID (5 letters).
We last saw “Having a stale and unpleasant smell” in Guardian Quick on 3rd Aug 2002.
The 5-letter answer for “Having a stale and unpleasant smell” is FETID.
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