Dry as a desert
The crossword clue "Dry as a desert" is answered by ARID, a 4-letter entry. Used 121 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ARID
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARID answer page.
Used 121 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- SAHARAN (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for ARID
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ARID, most used first.
- Saharan - used 195 times, most recently in 2026
- Desertlike - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
- Bone-dry - used 167 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Mongolian desert - GOBI, used 170 times
- Asian desert - GOBI, used 145 times
- Dry run - TEST, used 106 times
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