The Clue
Bartender's "twists," maybe (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LIMES
Tags
Notes
The answer LIMES is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
Related Clues
Whitewashes
Bar garnishes
Bar stock
Bartender's supply
Citrus fruits
Fla. exports
Fortified frontier
Fruit from the Keys
Green garnishes
Ingredients of gimlets
Ingredients for rickeys
Juicy fruits
Mojito garnishes
Rickey ingredients
Scurvy fighters
Shades of green
Twists in a bar
Zest providers
7-Up flavorers
Some bar wedges
Some drink garnishes
These give ade
Fruit slices at a bar
Lemon-shaped citrus fruits
Definition
LIME as a noun:
1. (calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate) = a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
2. (calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime) = a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
3. (birdlime, lime) = a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
4. (lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia) = any of various related trees bearing limes
5. (linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree) = any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
6. the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
LIME as a verb:
1. (birdlime, lime) = spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
2. cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"