Starting a meal with food short distance to drink (7,2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Starting a meal with food short distance to drink (7,2) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on July 19, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TUCKINGIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TUCKINGIN Starting a meal with food short distance to drink (7,2) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 19, 2026
8% TEA Meal or drink (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 21, 2026
7% APERITIF Nice drink before a meal? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
7% SPRINT Short-distance competitive run (6) Newsday Jul 13, 2026
7% AFOOT Advanced short distance in train (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 11, 2026
6% LUNCH Meal (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 13, 2026
6% REPAST Meal (6) Eugene Sheffer Jul 13, 2026
6% RITA Tequila drink, for short (4) Newsday Jul 9, 2026
6% AFAR At a distance (4) Commuter Jul 8, 2026
6% AFIELD At a distance (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 5, 2026

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