The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word IRISH STEW
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More clues leading to the result IRISH STEW
- Varadkar etc worry, describing provision of mutton, vegetables etc
- It’s wiser to put out hot stuffing in a dish perhaps
- Hi sir!
- This in the name of the law? Let’s hear it for mutton, spuds, and an atrocious chestnut!
- Murdoch, on strike, obtains street food for Paddy?
- Tries his cooking before wife produces a dish
- Girl needs way to cut chop for traditional dish
- Many went to America — the Wild West — to find something to eat
- Meat dish rises with cooking
- Perhaps Murdoch wants the SW broadcast dish
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "dish perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dish perhaps = irish stew.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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