Return of average rain and mist

The answer to “Return of average rain and mist” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is VAPOUR — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 25, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 1-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Return of average rain and mist” answer

VAPOUR (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is VAPOUR.

What does VAPOUR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of VAPOUR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Return of average rain and mist” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 25, 2026 (most recent) → VAPOUR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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