Afternoon affair
The crossword clue "Afternoon affair" is answered by TEA, a 3-letter entry. Used 47 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TEA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEA answer page.
Used 47 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TEADANCE (3 uses in xd)
- LUNCHEON (1 uses in xd)
- MATINEE (1 uses in xd)
- SIESTA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TEA
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEA, most used first.
- Afternoon social - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewed beverage - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Coffee alternative - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Steeped beverage - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Earl Grey, e.g. - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Pot brew - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewed drink - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Earl Grey, for one - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Actress Leoni - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Early afternoon - ONE, used 68 times
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