Spendthrift taking son out for a drink (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spendthrift taking son out for a drink (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 3, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WATER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WATER Spendthrift taking son out for a drink (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
7% WASTREL Spendthrift (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 12, 2025
7% PRODIGAL Spendthrift (8) The Telegraph Quick Jul 7, 2025
6% SKATE Takes out flatfish (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 26, 2025
6% LATTE Run out of modern drink (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 24, 2025
6% LE "Take Me Out to the Ball ____" (2) USA Today Quick Sep 17, 2025
6% GAME "Take Me Out to the Ball ____" (4) USA Today Quick Sep 17, 2025
6% WASTER Ne'er-do-well son in clutches of drink (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Sep 9, 2025
6% HASTE Takes hot drink, unfinished in hurry (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
6% EXTRACT Take out old belt (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 2, 2025

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