Crossword Genius

Tourism ruined by English rain? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moisture

'rain?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tourism ruined by english' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation**).
'tourism' is an anagram of 'moistur'.
'moistur'+'e'='MOISTURE'

(Other definitions for moisture that I've seen before include "Damp" , "Liquid in vapour or spray form" , "Small amount of liquid causing dampness" , "Liquid in small quantity, in the air say" , "Wetness caused by water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.