The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word BUTTERSCOTCH
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More clues leading to the result BUTTERSCOTCH
- Toffee spread with whisky
- Sweet drink accompanying spread
- Sweet-talks cavalry leader into mess
- Bachelor says bed companion is sweet
- Fudge-coated voices, premier of choirs is sweet
- Sweet alcoholic drink taken by bishop, say
- Sweet, say, with odd bits of sock, covered in fluff
- Sweet bishop facing total ruin
- A sweet Bordeaux, initially, say, then whisky
- Praise a type of whiskey and hard toffee
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Sweet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sweet = butterscotch.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 BUTTERSCOTCH mean?
BUTTERSCOTCH noun- A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
- A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
- A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
- Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
- Having the flavour of butterscotch.