___ water (up the creek) — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “___ water (up the creek)”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 21st Sept 1999. 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 “___ water (up the creek)” is INHOT (5 letters).
We last saw “___ water (up the creek)” in NYT Crossword on 21st Sept 1999.
The 5-letter answer for “___ water (up the creek)” is INHOT.
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