The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BISTRO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BISTRO
- Ribs to get cooked in small restaurant
- Back in resort, siblings find somewhere to eat
- One way to get involved in brother’s restaurant
- Writer, crossing street, finds restaurant
- Restaurant in street covered by writer
- Boris unsettled about temperature in restaurant
- Pen circling street, to show eatery
- One that writes about extremely smart café
- Writer taking in street cafe
- Some sorts I bet turning up in eatery
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The straight part
We know that "A bar across the channel/A bar across the channel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a bar across the channel/a bar across the channel = bistro.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BISTRO mean?
BISTRO noun- A small restaurant.
- A small bar or pub.