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NYT Daily ? September 17, 2025

Hung on the clothesline

Answer:

DRIED

Hint:

Think of what happens to wet laundry after it's been left outside in the sun for a while. The opposite of soggy.

Explanation:

"Hung on the clothesline" hints at what happens to laundry after it’s washed—it’s left outside to dry. The clue plays on the literal action of hanging clothes, where the end result is them becoming "dried." No tricks here, just a straightforward definition where the verb "dried" fits as the past tense of what the clothes do on the line. Think of a sunny day with socks and shirts stiffening in the breeze.

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