Pay for drink that holds water (6,2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pay for drink that holds water (6,2) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 22, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STANDSUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STANDSUP Pay for drink that holds water (6,2) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 22, 2026
9% EWERS They'll hold water (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2026
9% EWER It holds water (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
8% SUPPORTS Holds up drinks after drink (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
8% RUNATAB Drink now, pay later (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 22, 2026
7% RETAIN Hold on to (6) USA Today Sep 20, 2026
7% OWE Have to pay (3) New York Times Midi Sep 20, 2026
7% IMBIBE Drink (6) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 20, 2026
7% ANTE Pay for a hand (4) Universal Sep 18, 2026
7% GLASS Good girl - one holding drink (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 17, 2026

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on September 22, 2026

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