Drunk escaping the bar for some downtime (9,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drunk escaping the bar for some downtime (9,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 22, 2025. 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BREATHINGSPACE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BREATHINGSPACE Drunk escaping the bar for some downtime (9,5) (14) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
6% RANDR Mil. downtime (5) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
6% BRAIN Intellectual drunk in bar (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Dec 5, 2025
5% RUN Manage to escape (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% AIRTIGHT Impenetrable expression on drunk (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
5% SOAPS Cleaning bars (5)
5% INGOT Metal bar (5) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025
5% PEANUT Bar snack (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
5% TAB Bar bill (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 4, 2025
5% FLEE Escape hastily (4) USA Today Dec 3, 2025

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