These used to be wine and cheese consuming soirees originally (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue These used to be wine and cheese consuming soirees originally (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 14, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BRANDIES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRANDIES These used to be wine and cheese consuming soirees originally (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
6% WINO Person who consumes a lot of wine (4)
6% AGED Like wine or cheese (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 3, 2025
6% GALA Swanky soiree (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
5% GRAPES Fruits used to make wine (6) USA Today Dec 31, 2025
5% EAT Consume (3) USA Today Dec 30, 2025
5% ATE Consumed (3) Universal Dec 29, 2025
5% TNT Explosive originally used as dye (3) Universal Dec 20, 2025
5% FETA Cheese typically used in watermelon salad (4) The Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
5% INGEST Consume, as food (6) Commuter Dec 19, 2025

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