Putting the lid on a drink, getting home before midnight Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Putting the lid on a drink, getting home before midnight . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCOTCHING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCOTCHING Putting the lid on a drink, getting home before midnight (9)
7% ONIT "Put a lid __!" (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
7% SCOTCH Put a lid on a drink (6) (6)
6% ICEE Drink with a domed lid (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% TOP Lid (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
6% ELEVENPM An hour before midnight (8) Premier Sunday Sep 14, 2025
6% THIRD Base before home (5) Universal Sep 12, 2025
6% TODAY Trifle with attorney before midnight (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
5% RUMPUNCH Rest before meal, ignoring large drink (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
5% SUPERABUNDANCE Excess drink and date cake before ball (14) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
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