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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CIDER Having a drink when the police returned (5) (5)
7% WANTED Searched for by the police (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 12, 2026
7% SODAS A party in outskirts of Sevenoaks returned drinks (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 8, 2026
7% LAP Friend returned for drink (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Jul 28, 2026
7% NOW Having been victorious, returned immediately (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
7% ASTRAY When drinks carrier is lost (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 14, 2026
6% REINFORCE Control police stress (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 12, 2026
6% PARSNIP Assigns blame when returning vegetarian food (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 11, 2026
6% INEED "-- a drink!" (5) Premier Sunday Aug 9, 2026
6% COPSE Police eastern woodland (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 8, 2026
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