Dry as a bone — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 4 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ARID
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 4 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 4 2026
ARID
July 6 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword July 6 2025
ARID
May 10 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 10 2024
ARID
November 14 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword November 14 2021
ARID
November 8 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword November 8 2021
ARID
October 13 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 13 2021
ARID
Extremely dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Extremely dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Dry like a desert
ARID
4
Extremely dry, like a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a dust bowl
ARID
4
Very dry, like a desert
ARID
4
Bone-dry, like a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a desert
ARID
4
Far from arable
ARID
4
Bone-dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Calf muscle's location
LEG
3
"___ Miserables," 2012 epic period musical film
LES
3
Chit-___ (small talk)
CHAT
4
Chimpanzee or gorilla, e.g.
APE
3
Actor ___ Wilson of "Marley & Me"
OWEN
4
Disney's "___ & Stitch"
LILO
4
Old habits ___ hard
DIE
3
Pixar clownfish who goes missing
NEMO
4
Warning sign of things to come
OMEN
4
"Diary of a Wimpy ___" (book series)
KID
3
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