The Clue
Indian export (3 letter answer)
The Answer
TEA
Tags
Notes
The answer TEA is very common and appears about once every 33 puzzles.
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"___ and Sympathy"
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4:00 affair
4:00 function
4:00 gathering
4:00, in Kent
Afternoon reception
Afternoon social
Alternative to coffee
Bagged leaves
Boston jetsam
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Congou or sunglo
Englishman's char
Hyson, e.g.
Oolong, e.g.
Oolong or pekoe
Samovar serving
Shipment from China
Steeped beverage
Sympathy's partner
Cause of a restaurant stir?
Drink with one lump or two
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Flight attendant's offering
It's served in spots
Kind of room or time
Kind of rose or party
Leaves after dinner?
Sri Lanka export
Word with black or green
It may be in the bag
Jetsam for Sam Adams's men
Some like it hot
What a caddy may hold
Hot spot, in lunch counter lingo
It may be green or black
It may be iced or spiced
It may be taken in spots
Definition
TEA as a noun:
1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
2. (tea, afternoon tea, teatime) = a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
3. (tea, tea leaf) = dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"
4. a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
5. (tea, Camellia sinensis) = a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers"