Answer:

aridness

Answer	Crossword Clue
ARIDNESS	Desert feature
ARIDNESS	Dry state.
ARIDNESS	Paucity of interest.

ARIDNESS	Drought
ARIDNESS	Desert attribute
ARIDNESS	Feature of Namibia and Libya

Crossword

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