Having a drink when the police returned (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CIDER Having a drink when the police returned (5) (5)
7% COCOA Two police officers both leaving papa a drink (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026
7% BEER Flyer right to have a drink (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 11, 2026
7% SHORT Not having enough for a drink (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
7% RAID Police procedure (4) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
7% PANDA Police car (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 28, 2025
7% TASER Police weapon (5) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
7% SNUG Comfortable having weapons returned (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Dec 26, 2025
7% COP Police officer (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
7% COPS Police officers (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 17, 2025
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