The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEPLETED which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Was a drain on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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DEPLETED | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was a drain on
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Crossword Answer definitions
DEPLETED verb- To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
- To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
- Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.
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