Drink is handy when holding court (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NECTAR Drink is handy when holding court (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
7% BAGCLIP It comes in handy when the chips are downed (7) New York Times Jun 13, 2026
7% OFUSE Handy (5) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
7% UTILE Handy (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
6% ENTENTE Understanding when ten tentatively holds (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 24, 2026
6% RBG Supreme Court justice who said "When will there be enough women on the Court? ... My answer is when there are nine," familiarly (3) New York Times Midi Jun 19, 2026
6% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
6% ONME "Drinks are __!" (4) LA Times Daily Jun 15, 2026
6% DIY Initialism for a handy-andy (3) Premier Sunday Jun 14, 2026
6% WOO Court romantically (3) New York Times Midi Jun 8, 2026

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