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% TINCAN Metal food container (3,3) (6) Puzzler Feb 19, 2026
9% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 9, 2026
9% BREED Strain (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
8% TEA It may be strained (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 23, 2026
8% SNACK Bag containing new fast food (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
8% HAD Contained (3) Newsday Feb 8, 2026
8% ALUMINIUM Metal widely used for food containers and utensils (9) The Times Specialist Feb 2, 2026
8% OVEREXERT Strain (yourself) (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 29, 2026
8% JAR Container (3) The Times Concise Jan 5, 2026

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