The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ZINFANDEL
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More clues leading to the result ZINFANDEL
- Disguised Led Zeppelin’s first fan in red or white?
- Upset Led Zeppelin’s leader taking in lover for drink
- Wine that’s unknown in cooler having shown up
- Upset Anfield with New Zealand wine
- The last youngster, time wasted, guided up wine
- Wine with a lot of spirit found by enthusiast was premier sort on reflection
- Characters in inn lazed around drinking fine wine
- A bit of a buzz in fan delivered with a red wine
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "red wine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case red wine = zinfandel.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.
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What does ZINFANDEL mean?
ZINFANDEL noun- A dry red wine of California.
- A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.