Reason cocoa is drunk before start of nightfall Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCCASION Reason cocoa is drunk before start of nightfall (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 19, 2022
3% DUSK Nightfall (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 20, 2025
2% CAUSE Underlying reason (5) The Times Concise Dec 8, 2025
2% IHAVE "__ my reasons" (5) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
2% INTELLECT Reasoning ability (9) Commuter Dec 6, 2025
2% TACTIC Before start of play, tense captain's opening ploy (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
2% WHY "For what reason?" (3) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
2% ERE Before (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 4, 2025
2% TIGHT Drunk fast (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
2% SOBER Not drunk (5) New York Times Dec 2, 2025

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