The Clue
Tangy cocktails (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SOURS
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Notes
The answer SOURS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
SOUR as a noun:
1. a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
2. (sour, sourness, tartness) = the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
3. (sourness, sour, acidity) = the property of being acidic
SOUR as a verb:
1. (sour, turn, ferment, work) = go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
2. (sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify) = make sour or more sour