First sign of bitterness, say, with strong drink's flavouring Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First sign of bitterness, say, with strong drink's flavouring featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on March 10, 2026. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BUTTERSCOTCH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUTTERSCOTCH First sign of bitterness, say, with strong drink's flavouring (12) The Times Cryptic Mar 10, 2026
52% HERBALTEA Drink with flavourings such as camomile or peppermint (9) The Times Specialist Feb 23, 2026
49% TASTE Flavour (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 3, 2026
49% ALE Pub drink traditionally not flavoured with hops (3) The Times Specialist Mar 2, 2026
49% LIQUORS Strong alcoholic drinks (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 7, 2025
47% RANCOUR Bitterness (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 28, 2026
47% URGE Strong impulse or desire, say (4)
47% ACID Bitter (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
45% TEA Drink of character, say (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
45% RAKI Strong aniseed-flavoured spirit distilled in Turkey and on Crete (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Mar 6, 2026

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