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Lead-in to "drink and be merry" Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lead-in to "drink and be merry" featured in New York Times puzzle on December 23, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EAT.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | EAT Lead-in to "drink and be merry" | (3) | New York Times | Dec 23, 2025 |
| 7% | LEHAR "The Merry Widow" composer | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 7% | STAR Lead | (4) | LA Times Daily | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 7% | AHEAD In the lead | (5) | Newsday | Nov 23, 2025 |
| 7% | REJOICE Make merry (7) | (7) | Puzzler | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 7% | DRYNESS Cutting head leads to desire for a drink | (7) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Oct 30, 2025 |
| 7% | LARKS Merry pranks | (5) | Newsday | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 6% | REVEL Make merry, have a wild time | (5) | Puzzler Backwords | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 6% | PAVE Lead (the way) | (4) | New York Times | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 6% | ALA Mode lead-in | (3) | Eugene Sheffer | Dec 15, 2025 |
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