| Preprandial drink |
The Times Concise |
22 Oct 2025 |
| All Fools' Day squabble mostly about stimulant drink |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 Oct 2025 |
| Drink before eating (8) |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Alcoholic appetiser (8) |
Mirror Classic |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Primate has short service providing drink (8) |
The Guardian Quiptic |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Alcoholic appetizer (IF PIRATE anagram) (8) |
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| Copier, it provided a welcome drink (8) |
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| What is an appetite-stimulating drink before a meal? (8) |
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| Alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite (8) |
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| Pre-dinner drink |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 May 2025 |
| Horrible pirate provided opening shot |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 May 2025 |
| Running through it, if first given a drink (8) |
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| Cutting through it, if first given a drink (8) |
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| Drink before dining |
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| Drink before a meal |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Apr 2025 |
| After outburst (anger), Dad served up drinkie (8) |
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| An alcoholic drink taken before a meal to whet the appetite (8) |
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| Predinner potable |
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| An alcoholic drink, especially wine, drunk before a meal (8) |
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| A bit of profit I repaid over a pre-dinner drink |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Drink preceding a meal |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Drink pirate mixed provided at the end (8) |
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| A fairy able to return for initial drink (8) |
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| It may have 21 (8) |
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| Alcoholic appetiser (8) |
Mirror Classic |
25 Nov 2024 |
| Drink taken to whet the appetite (8) |
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| Weary father retiring if there's little drink (8) |
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| Rampaging irate provided opening shot (8) |
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| A fire pit cooked up a drink (8) |
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| Healthy rage secretary turned around getting drink (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
03 Sep 2024 |
| A drink before dinner (8) |
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| Pre dinner drink (Fr) (8) |
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| Pirate at sea providing drink to whet appetite (8) |
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| Preprandial potation |
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| Drink taken before a meal (8) |
Puzzler |
04 Jul 2024 |
| Little taste in an elephant's tusks, might you say? (8) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Jun 2024 |
| Drink a spirit right up |
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| Pre-dinner drink |
Commuter |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Drink's provided following weary Dad's return |
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| Drink pear if it gets liquidised (8) |
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| An appetising drink |
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| A fairy to quarrel endlessly? It could be the sherry! |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Feb 2024 |
| A drink to stimulate the appetite |
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| A mimic needs it if served before a meal (8) |
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| Mimic one ready to lift initial drink (8) |
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| Pirate shocked by uncertainty of drink as an appetiser (8) |
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| Drink, usually alcoholic, that is served before a meal (8) |
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| First drink from a fire pit? (8) |
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| A variety of tripe provided as precursor to meal |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Drink, healthy one, about a year back |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Alcoholic drink taken before a meal |
The Times Concise |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Pre-prandial drink |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Drink Italian provided after a rep returned |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Bubbly at pier, provided as a drink to whet one's appetite |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Pre-meal drink |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Drink before dinner |
The Guardian Quick |
30 Jun 2022 |
| It encourages the gourmet to copy it in the mountains |
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| Drink before a meal |
The Times Concise |
25 May 2022 |
| Suitable anger with father returning for sherry before meal? |
The Times Cryptic |
04 May 2022 |
| Adult, saucy, admitting one provided drink |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Drink for pirate travelling to island on top of flagship |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Apr 2022 |
| Pre-meal drink |
The Guardian Quick |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Rampaging pirate provided opening shot |
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| Drink -- a suitable one agent knocked back |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Drink for pirate travelling to island on top of flagship |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Sep 2021 |
| What one has to start a fire pit going? |
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| Preprandial tipple |
The Times Concise |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Drunken pirate provided opening shot |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Jun 2021 |
| I fear tip improper for champagne, perhaps |
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| Alcoholic drink of pirate, if at sea |
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| Oof I tire partly holding back drink |
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| Primate gets religious instruction having knocked back suitable drink |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jan 2021 |
| Preprandial drink |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Nov 2020 |
| Rum at pier provided, as a drink to whet one's appetite |
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| Drink for pirate travelling to island on top of flagship |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Sep 2020 |
| A fairy is ready to return for first course |
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| A cocktail, ripe and strong served up — it's taken before meal |
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| Preprandial drink? A healthy traveller returns to secure one |
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| Bad pirate provided opening shot |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2020 |
| Pre-dinner drink |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2020 |
| Drink provided by pirate at sea |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 May 2020 |
| Vermouth, pastis, or dry sherry, for example |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
05 Apr 2020 |
| A heavenly female returns it with initially fiery appetiser |
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| Impressionist, perhaps one able to lift drink |
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| Cocktail of pear vermouth provided as this? |
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| Athletic beauty, well, one backing what whets the whistle |
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| Drink? A fairy gets it knocked back, loudly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Nov 2019 |
| Drink vermouth provided after topless frolic |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Nov 2019 |
| A drink before one starts AA! One's flipping appropriate |
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| Sherry turns up in good shape from Ireland for public address |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Campari, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Mad pirate provided opening shot |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Aug 2019 |
| Drink provided by Italian after a commercial traveller returned |
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| Alcoholic beverage as an appetiser |
Irish Times Simplex |
10 Jun 2019 |
| Drink for each after a vermouth I fancy at first |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Feb 2019 |
| A couple for eating, did yer say? Drink! |
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| Campari, for one |
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| Alcoholic drink to stimulate the appetite |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Nov 2018 |
| Uncontrollable pirate provided opening shot |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Appetite stimulant |
The Times Concise |
05 Sep 2018 |
| Drink provided after a serving of tripe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Aug 2018 |
| Pirate getting sozzled, condition produced by pre-dinner drink |
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| A saint leaving tipsy priest provided with drink |
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| Pre-meal drink |
The Guardian Speedy |
19 May 2018 |
| Drunken pirate providing small drink |
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| Preprandial drink |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jan 2018 |
| Dubonnet or Campari |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Drink part of profit -- I repaid after getting a return |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Part of benefit I repaid is returned in drink |
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| What gin might be |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2017 |
| Dubonnet or Campari |
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| Appetiser |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Aug 2016 |
| Fire it off after a quiet drink |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jun 2016 |
| Alcoholic drink taken before a meal |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
29 May 2016 |
| Coming back in profit, I repaid drink |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 May 2016 |
| Alcoholic appetite arouser |
Universal |
16 May 2016 |
| Back in profit, I repay with a drink |
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| Drink for each in excellent proper round |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Pre-dinner drink |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Jan 2016 |
| Appetite enhancer |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Preprandial drink drunken pirate provided |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Drink before a meal |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Nov 2015 |
| What's drunk before a meal? |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Aug 2015 |
| One mocks it, given drink |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Pre-meal appetiser |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Mar 2015 |
| A tire pressure's raised if it leads to blow-out |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Mar 2015 |
| Pre-dinner drink |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jan 2015 |
| Appetite enhancer |
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| Did you say two canines drink before eating? |
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| Right one if drunk with pate |
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| Primate's go slow providing appetiser |
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| Pre-meal drink |
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| Premeal drink |
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| Absinthe or ouzo |
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| Drink before dinner |
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| Pre-dinner libation |
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| Alcoholic appetizer |
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| Pre-meal drink |
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| Dry Champagne, e.g. |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Pre-meal drink |
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| Sherry, often |
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| Sherry, often |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Appetite stimulant |
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| Absinthe or ouzo |
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| Appetite stimulant |
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| Before-dinner drink |
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| Drink before dinner |
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| Drink before dinner |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Pastis, perhaps |
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| Vermouth, for one |
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| Drink before dinner |
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| Wine, at times |
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| Drink before dinner |
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| Wine, at times |
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| Pre-meal drink |
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| Preprandial potable |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Preprandial order |
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| Preprandial potable |
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| Pre-dinner quaff |
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| Sherry or Dubonnet, often |
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| Preprandial drink |
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| Vermouth, for example. |
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| Appetizer. |
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| Preprandial drink. |
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| Cocktail |
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| Drink taken before a meal. |
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| Afternoon pick-me-up |
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| Something to whet the appetite before a meal. |
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