Precipitation - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I know that Snow is a type of precipitation)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for snow that I've seen before include "Wintry flakes?" , "author" , "It falls in flakes" , "'See amid the winter's ... (Christmas carol)" , "Weather feature" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Irish Times and The Mirror.

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I know that dew is a type of precipitation)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dew that I've seen before include "Early-morning moisture" , "Dawn deposit" , "Night-time condensate" , "Early morning moisture" , "Morning condensation as on grass" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I know that rainfall is a type of precipitation)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rainfall that I've seen before include "Shower" , "Precipitation, get out umbrella" , "Amount of water coming down" , "Water falling in drops" , "Form of precipitation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Telegraph and The Irish Times.

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for raindrops that I've seen before include "Beads of precipitation" , "''... keep fallin' on my head'' (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)" , "'. . . . . . . . . keep falling on my head' (song)" , "Liquid precipitation" , "Pardon, Sir, are they small quantities of water, strangely?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I know that precipitation can be written as haste)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for haste that I've seen before include "More of this can slow you up!" , "Rapidity" , "Heats (anag.)" , "Hurriedness" , "Undue speed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Independent.

'precipitation' is the definition.
(I know that sleet is a type of precipitation)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sleet that I've seen before include "Partly melted falling snow or hail" , "Mixed rain and melting snow" , "Partially frozen rain" , "Mixture of rain and snow" , "Partly melted falling 16 across or 18 down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and The Independent.

Precipitation (4)