The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word MUSHY PEAS
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More clues leading to the result MUSHY PEAS
- Face Yankee exercising, when bringing food
- . Apes like this dish . . . .
- Green favourite up north pushes May out
- Apes’ food
- Pushy me’s taken ‘a la Spooner’ side dish for 24
- Shamus Pye’s alternative accompaniment to fish and chips
- Squishy green food summons apes
- Mother’s welcoming American publicity for traditional British food
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "side dish for 24" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case side dish for 24 = mushy peas.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.