Drench
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 12 answers for the crossword clue 'Drench', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Drench a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Drench as an answer itself some 60 times.

Drench is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Thursday, 14 October 2021 with the answer being DOUSE, we also found DOUSE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 14 Oct 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 9 Oct 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 2 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 10 Feb 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 26 Dec 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 11 Mar 2020
• The Guardian Speedy - 10 Nov 2019
• The New York Times Crossword - 6 Sep 2017

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Drench', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Drench' and give you a hint.

• Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
• Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"
• Force to drink
• Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

RET
Place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

SOP
A prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries"

4 Letters

SOAK
Washing something by allowing it to soak

5 Letters

DOUSE
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

DOWSE
Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

DROWN
Kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

SOUSE
The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

SWAMP
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

6 Letters

DELUGE
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

IMBRUE
Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"

SOAKED
Very drunk

8 Letters

SATURATE
Cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance