Container for straining food (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Container for straining food (8) last seen in Mirror Classic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COLANDER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COLANDER Container for straining food (8) (8) Mirror Classic Aug 10, 2025
9% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
8% PEANUT Pressure and strain lifted, eating a bit of food (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
8% CALORIFIC (Of food) containing a large amount of energy (9) The Times Concise Oct 15, 2025
8% EXERTION Physical effort or strain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
8% RESS Strain's partner (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
8% CAN Container (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
7% URN Mantelpiece container that often contains ashes (3)
7% VESSEL Ship or container (6) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
7% PEN Livestock container (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025

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