The Clue
Society gatherings (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TEAS
Tags
Notes
The answer TEAS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Parties
Receptions
Socials
Afternoon affairs
Afternoon socials
An anagram for seat
Bancha and sunglo
Blended items
Bohea and cachar
British meals
Cambric and oolong
Congou and hyson
Darjeeling and oolong
Faculty functions
Genteel affairs
Genteel repasts
Hyson and Darjeeling
Hyson and oopak
Imports from Darjeeling
Jasmine and Darjeeling
Jasmine and oolong
Lapsang souchong, etc.
Light collations
Lipton products
Literary doings
Oolong and green
Pouring parties
Social events
Some parties
Some socials
Sunglo and twankay
Twinings selections
After-dinner selection
Cachar and bancha
Light meals, in London
Lipton and Twinings, e.g.
Some are green
White-glove affairs
Londoners have high ones
Restaurant's after-dinner selection
Rose hip and Red Zinger, e.g.
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"