The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DRYADS
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More clues leading to the result DRYADS
- Nymphs being dull and awfully sad
- Boring promotions for woodlanders
- Pop’s spiked with most of whiskey spirits
- Forest population giving air displays?
- Nymphs in publicity short on pizzazz?
- Old men drinking extremely risky Greek spirits
- Doctor Finlay finally notices spirits
- Nymphs out of water and awfully sad
- Nymphs ultimately spend days cavorting round king
- Dull commercials showing nymphs
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What does DRYADS mean?
DRYADS noun- In Greek myth, a female tree spirit.