Drink from a tub?

The answer to “Drink from a tub?” in the New York Times crossword is MOONSHINE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 50-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.

“Drink from a tub?” answer

MOONSHINE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is MOONSHINE

MOONSHINE is the 9-letter solution that fits "Drink from a tub?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 8, 2026 (50-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MOONSHINE mean?

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

When else has “Drink from a tub?” appeared?

New York Times 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.

February 8, 2026 (most recent) → MOONSHINE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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