Another Crossword Clue

Clue: ABCDEFG........PQRSTUVWXYZ (5)

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Originally posted by Griddle
Clue: ABCDEFG........PQRSTUVWXYZ (5)

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If the letters H to O were there, the answer would be water. But they aren't, so the water is absent. The answer is drought.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
If the letters H to O were there, the answer would be water. But they aren't, so the water is absent. The answer is drought.

no .. it is water

drought has 7 letters not 5

..and just noticed the same thread postewd earlier

never seen this puzzle before, except....last week one someone already posted it here 😉

Originally posted by Griddle
Clue: ABCDEFG........PQRSTUVWXYZ (5)

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Clue: First half of alphabet can be split (4)

Originally posted by Griddle
no .. it is water

drought has 7 letters not 5

..and just noticed the same thread postewd earlier

Drought has 5 letters if you eliminate the H and the O, as you did in your clue. 😉

Originally posted by Diapason
Clue: First half of alphabet can be split (4)

atom

or more cryptically
dawn ?

first half is A.M. and the split between dark and light is at dawn
just a thought

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Drought has 5 letters if you eliminate the H and the O, as you did in your clue. 😉

Clever.