Powerful drink being lifted, writer strains? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEPTUNE Powerful drink being lifted, writer strains? (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 4, 2015
6% BREED Strain (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
5% LEVER Lifting device (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 2, 2026
5% TBAR Ski lift (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
5% WINCH Lifting device (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 1, 2026
5% TAXED Placed a strain on (5) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
5% OVERTAX Impose too great a strain on (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
5% CUIL Lift with a bent elbow (4) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
5% RAISE Lift (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 25, 2025
5% ANDROMEDA "The __ Strain" (Crichton novel) (9) Commuter Dec 20, 2025

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