The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SOMNOLENT
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More clues leading to the result SOMNOLENT
- Sleepy old man dropping article in strait
- Thus maiden has no time for self-examination, being half-asleep?
- Dopey old men disheartened in IoW waters
- Dozy old man dropping article in sea off Cowes
- Sleepy? Moon’s moving fast
- About to drop off original Monets, number left inside
- Dreamy but not solemn composition
- Sleepy? Old criminal heading for Nightmare on Elm Street houses
- Dozy trio of neighbouring characters screened by Hampshire channel
- Thus male has no time for self-denial, being languid
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What does SOMNOLENT mean?
SOMNOLENT adjective- Drowsy or sleepy.
- Causing literal or figurative sleepiness; soporific.