The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EDIBLES
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EDIBLES
- Bachelor put in wrong diesel fuel for us, perhaps
- Food involved in Jedi blessing
- Food left beside battered cans
- Food that’s sacred, I bless contentedly
- Wait around, getting not as much unfinished food
- Stay around, with son after the French food
- Idiotically lie: “Debs? They are things that can be eaten”
- Wait up in order to avoid finishing off hash brownies
- Wait around with Lester, for things that can be taken in
- Wait up -- let's lose time with Scooby Snacks, maybe
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "food" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case food = edibles.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 EDIBLES mean?
EDIBLES noun- Anything edible.
- (marijuana) a foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter etc.