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Contextual clue

Treat the theme word as the start of an expression, rather than looking only for things you can drink.

Sources (may reveal the answer)

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee bean”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 2 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee break”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 3 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee cake”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 4 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffeehouse”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 5 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee liqueur”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 6 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee shop”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Stronger clue

Complete that same beginning with terms for a seed, a pause, something baked, two kinds of venue and a different drink.

Sources (may reveal the answer)

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee bean”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 2 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee break”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 3 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee cake”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 4 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffeehouse”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 5 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee liqueur”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 6 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee shop”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 1

BEAN completes COFFEE BEAN: the seed of a Coffea plant used to prepare the drink. The connection is the familiar complete expression.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee bean”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 2

BREAK completes COFFEE BREAK, a short pause in the working day associated with having coffee. It names an interval, not something served in a cup.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee break”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 3

CAKE completes COFFEE CAKE. The phrase can describe a coffee-flavoured cake or a cake served with coffee; the serving sense need not contain coffee as an ingredient.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee cake”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 4

HOUSE forms COFFEEHOUSE, a venue that serves coffee. Here the completed compound is written as one word, but HOUSE remains the answer to find.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffeehouse”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 5

LIQUEUR completes COFFEE LIQUEUR: a liqueur containing coffee. This is another established expression beginning with the theme word.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee liqueur”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 6

SHOP completes COFFEE SHOP, a small café or restaurant serving coffee-based drinks and light refreshments. Its venue sense overlaps with COFFEEHOUSE, but the two completions are different words.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee shop”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 2 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffeehouse”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Why this answer fits 7

Place COFFEE before each answer: COFFEE BEAN, COFFEE BREAK, COFFEE CAKE, COFFEEHOUSE, COFFEE LIQUEUR and COFFEE SHOP. The complete expressions mix ingredients, a pause, food, venues and a drink; membership depends on the phrase, not on every answer being a beverage.

Supporting source 1 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee bean”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 2 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee break”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 3 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee cake”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 4 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffeehouse”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 5 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee liqueur”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

Supporting source 6 · Wiktionary contributors, English entry “coffee shop”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original paraphrase of contributor-written lexical definitions. The connections to these recorded puzzle answers are our own interpretation. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, audio or images are reused.

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Coffee...?

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Understand this puzzle

Choose a worked example after solving, or open just the part you need. These explanations are calculated from this recorded puzzle.

Trace answer 1 on the recorded grid

BEAN follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. B: row 1, column 1
  2. E: row 2, column 2
  3. A: row 2, column 3
  4. N: row 2, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

Trace answer 2 on the recorded grid

BREAK follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. B: row 1, column 1
  2. R: row 1, column 2
  3. E: row 2, column 2
  4. A: row 2, column 3
  5. K: row 3, column 3

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

Trace answer 3 on the recorded grid

CAKE follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. C: row 1, column 4
  2. A: row 2, column 3
  3. K: row 3, column 3
  4. E: row 2, column 2

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

Trace answer 4 on the recorded grid

HOUSE follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. H: row 3, column 1
  2. O: row 4, column 2
  3. U: row 3, column 2
  4. S: row 2, column 1
  5. E: row 2, column 2

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

Trace answer 5 on the recorded grid

LIQUEUR follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. L: row 4, column 4
  2. I: row 3, column 4
  3. Q: row 4, column 3
  4. U: row 3, column 2
  5. E: row 2, column 2
  6. U: row 1, column 3
  7. R: row 1, column 2

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

Trace answer 6 on the recorded grid

SHOP follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

  1. S: row 2, column 1
  2. H: row 3, column 1
  3. O: row 4, column 2
  4. P: row 4, column 1

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

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