Helps with wet dishes Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Helps with wet dishes” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of November 16, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025
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DRIES is the answer to “Helps with wet dishes”. It means to make dry.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To make dry.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: RSIDE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Hangs on a clothesline”.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Helps with wet dishes”?
DRIES, 5 letters: to make dry.
When was “Helps with wet dishes” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of November 16, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with D.