The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PEKOE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PEKOE
- Chinese dog drinking first of oolong tea
- Quick glance, half-heartedly, over last of jasmine tea
- Dog receiving nothing for tea
- Keep exercising, taking in nothing for tea
- Drink at 18? Put down water bottles
- People on vacation knocking back fine English tea
- Poor keep having nothing in for tea
- Small dog ate nothing for tea
- Starts to prepare every kind of European tea
- Lapdog eating doughnut for tea
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Drink at 18" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drink at 18 = pekoe.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 PEKOE mean?
PEKOE noun- A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.