| __ the fat | Commuter | 01 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Gnaws on | Commuter | 17 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Sweets! Charlie saw sweets at last! |  |  | 
          
            | Gnaws on | Commuter | 13 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Some dog toys | Universal | 25 May 2025 | 
          
            | Munches fruity sweets (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Champs said to choose |  |  | 
          
            | Enjoys some gum | Thomas Joseph | 18 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Has some Bazooka | Wall Street Journal | 01 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Manducates |  |  | 
          
            | Eats cold cuts |  |  | 
          
            | Gnaws | USA Today | 15 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Enjoys a caramel |  |  | 
          
            | Rawhides and elk antlers, e.g. | Universal | 22 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Gnaws on | Commuter | 10 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Choose to imitate what a diner does (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Has some Bubblicious | Universal | 11 May 2024 | 
          
            | Masticates | The Telegraph Quick | 09 May 2023 | 
          
            | Masticates | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Uses teeth | Premier Sunday | 19 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Munches | Universal | 21 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Gets ready to swallow |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates | The Telegraph Quick | 05 May 2021 | 
          
            | Munches | USA Today | 01 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Rubber bones, e.g | Newsday | 06 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Enjoys taffy | Universal | 04 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Scolds, with 'out' | The Washington Post | 31 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Scolds, with ''out'' | Newsday | 10 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Gnaws | USA Today | 22 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Champs elect to be heard | The Telegraph Toughie | 17 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Ponders, with ''on'' | Newsday | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Munches on | Premier Sunday | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Enjoys Dubble Bubble | USA Today | 29 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Enjoys some gum | Thomas Joseph | 31 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Enjoys Dubble Bubble |  |  | 
          
            | Toffees maybe making you plump (so it's said) |  |  | 
          
            | Bawls (out) | New York Times | 14 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Sweets to go for, we hear | The Times Cryptic | 18 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Bawls (out) |  |  | 
          
            | Doesn't swallow whole |  |  | 
          
            | Charlie cuts and bites |  |  | 
          
            | Works on a licorice stick |  |  | 
          
            | Breaks down at dinner? |  |  | 
          
            | Works on a licorice stick |  |  | 
          
            | sticky sweets |  |  | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Readies for swallowing |  |  | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Munches on |  |  | 
          
            | Gnaws |  |  | 
          
            | Scolds, with "out" |  |  | 
          
            | Processes food? |  |  | 
          
            | Processes the fat? |  |  | 
          
            | Ponders (with "on") |  |  | 
          
            | Grinds up |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Ponders, with "on" |  |  | 
          
            | Readies for swallowing |  |  | 
          
            | Tobacco units |  |  | 
          
            | Ponders (on) |  |  | 
          
            | Ponders (on) |  |  | 
          
            | Enjoys gum |  |  | 
          
            | With "the" and 26-Across, ruminates |  |  | 
          
            | Wads of gum |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | With "the" and 26-Across, ruminates |  |  | 
          
            | Munches on |  |  | 
          
            | Munches on |  |  | 
          
            | Readies for swallowing |  |  | 
          
            | Reams (out) |  |  | 
          
            | Gets ready to swallow |  |  | 
          
            | Mulls (over) |  |  | 
          
            | Has a plug |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  | 
          
            | Munches |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the fat (gabs) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ out (scolds) |  |  | 
          
            | Works on caramels |  |  | 
          
            | Certain candies. |  |  | 
          
            | Molasses candies. |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates. |  |  | 
          
            | Masticates |  |  |