Clues for the word "COCKTAIL"
We've had 22 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 33 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on March 17, 2026.
Definition of cocktail
- n. - A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored, and sweetened.
- n. - A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins.
- n. - A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.
- n. - A species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail.
Referring Clues
- Alexander, e.g.
- Tom Collins or Rob Roy
- Screwdriver, e.g.
- Mixed drink
- Manhattan, for one
- Screwdriver, for example
- P for Eliot: prepare to shoot follower
- Screwdriver, for instance
- Having been shaken, may get drunk!
- Clock at one perhaps? Have a drink
- Bird with excellent record in provocative 2 3
- Martini
- K
- K (with 3)
- Private eye following tip in Manhattan, perhaps
- Mixture of chicken and dog
- Prepare to shoot dog in Manhattan
- Mixed alcoholic drink
- Kay's evening drink?
- With 26-Across, anguished mixologist's feeling?
- Mixologist's concoction
- Old-fashioned, for one
Last Seen In
- New York Times - March 17, 2026
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 05, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 03, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - May 20, 2024
- USA Today - January 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 28, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 15, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - December 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 01, 2022
- Your Life Choices - January 03, 2018
- New Zealand Herald - September 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 24, 2016
- Guardian Quick - April 29, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - December 21, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 18, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 29, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - February 15, 2010
- Guardian Quick - December 19, 2009
- New York Times - May 19, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 27, 2008
- Guardian Quick - June 16, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - August 21, 2007
- LA Times - March 25, 2007
- Guardian Quick - December 03, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - December 01, 2006
- New York Times - October 08, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - July 28, 2005
- Guardian Quick - July 14, 2005
- Guardian Quick - March 02, 2005
- And in 3 more crossword puzzles...