Clues for the word "DROUGHT"
We've had 30 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 29 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on June 13, 2025.
Definition of drought
- n. - Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity.
- n. - Thirst; want of drink.
- n. - Scarcity; lack.
Referring Clues
- Crop threatener
- Reason to ration
- Dust Bowl phenomenon
- Deluge's opposite
- Long period of dry weather
- Prolonged dearth
- Long period without rain
- Prolonged shortage of rain
- Endlessly valiant, securing water at last in this?
- Lack of water and bread keeps king tense
- Medic is compelled into humanitarian crisis
- The doctor should and I would prescribe water for it
- Severe water shortage
- Shortage of water
- Very dry spell
- Shortage the debtor has a duty to make up
- Lack of rainfall
- One who owed anything for lack of liquidity
- Shortage of rainfall
- Dry period
- Prolonged dry period
- Period without rain, day before stormy time
- Lack of water puts obligation on medico
- Medicine man should be here as rainmaker?
- Water shortage
- Hurt dog (anag)
- Prolonged dry spell
- Doctor should see dry condition
- It calls for water, as a doctor should
- Long dry spell
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - June 13, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 05, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 19, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - March 29, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - October 02, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - September 02, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - June 29, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 01, 2015
- Washington Post - June 12, 2014
- Guardian Prize - October 19, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 19, 2013
- Guardian Speedy - April 28, 2013
- New York Times - February 21, 2013
- Guardian Prize - October 06, 2012
- Guardian Speedy - September 23, 2012
- Guardian Quick - November 10, 2011
- Guardian Quick - December 07, 2009
- Guardian Quick - February 20, 2009
- Guardian Quick - July 01, 2008
- Guardian Quick - November 25, 2005
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 12, 2005
- LA Times - October 25, 2005
- Family Time - December 14, 2004
- Family Time - July 11, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - April 19, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - April 20, 2000