The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DRYADS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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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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The straight part
We know that "Nymphs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nymphs = dryads.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DRYADS mean?
DRYADS noun- In Greek myth, a female tree spirit.