Dines late

The answer to “Dines late” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is SUPS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 36-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Dines late” answer

SUPS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SUPS

Has a late evening meal, perhaps after everyone else has eaten 🍽️

What does SUPS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SUPS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Dines late” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 20, 2026 (most recent) → SUPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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