Drain
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

2 letters

EM
A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

3 letters

SAP
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

4 letters

TIRE
Hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"

5 letters

NADIR
The point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

SEWER
A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

EMPTY
A container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

GULLY
Deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

LEACH
Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

DINAR
The basic unit of money in Yugoslavia

BLEED
Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

6 letters

FILTER
Device that removes something from whatever passes through it

GUTTER
A channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

RUNOUT
Flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

RUNOFF
Decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

7 letters

EXHAUST
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

CULVERT
A transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

DEPLETE
Use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

8 letters

ENERVATE
Disturb the composure of

EMPTYOUT

DRAINAGE
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

ENFEEBLE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

9 letters

DRAINPIPE
A pipe through which liquid is carried away

WASTEPIPE
A pipe through which liquid is carried away

DEPLETION
The act of decreasing something markedly

10 letters

DEBILITATE
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"