The "A" of "IPA"
The crossword clue "The "A" of "IPA"" is answered by ALE, a 3-letter entry. Used 67 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALE answer page.
Used 67 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALE, most used first.
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- Ginger ___ - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub pint - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty brew - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty quaff - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub beverage - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub drink - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub offering - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Bitter beer - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub serving - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Draft pick - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub quaff - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Stein filler - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Tankard filler - used 68 times, most recently in 2023
- Hoppy brew - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of IPA - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub brew - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Brew. - used 62 times, most recently in 2022
- Brewery product - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Pub potable - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- India pale ___ - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Draft choice - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
- Lager alternative - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
- "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
- To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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