Use a straw

Latest answer — September 12, 2026

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Clue explained

To SIP is to drink through a straw in small amounts. The answer is the present-tense verb called for by “Use a straw.”

Clue type:
Word form
A person drinking a beverage through a straw

Eugene Sheffer Crossword

This clue's Saturday, September 12, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Red-carpet type
  2. 4Bits of butter
  3. 8TV alien
  4. 12ISP giant
  5. 13-- were (so to speak)
  6. 14Flair
  7. 15Pair
  8. 16Actress Merrill
  9. 17He loved Lucy
  10. 18Weekend date time
  11. 21Service charge
  12. 22Briny expanse
  13. 23Toys on strings
  14. 26AAA job
  15. 27Science room
  16. 30Union payment
  17. 31Brady Bunch girl
  18. 32Painter Salvador
  19. 33Use a straw
  20. 34Deli creation
  21. 35Relaxed
  22. 36Mess up
  23. 37“Kapow!”
  24. 38CBS News show presented by Jane Pauley
  25. 45Morales of “Jericho”
  26. 46Homer’s son
  27. 47Middling grade
  28. 48Monopoly payment
  29. 49“Alternatively,” in a text
  30. 50Dig in
  31. 51Big fusses
  32. 52TV’s “Warrior Princess”
  33. 53Many coll. applicants

Down

  1. 1Cisterns
  2. 2Corn Belt state
  3. 3Conspiracy
  4. 4San Diego team
  5. 5Stage comment
  6. 6Funny Fey
  7. 7Decides not to retire
  8. 8TV, radio, etc.
  9. 9Couturier Cassini
  10. 10Impetuous
  11. 11Make a sweater
  12. 19Sci-fi vehicles
  13. 20Up-to-date
  14. 23QB’s gains
  15. 24French “yes”
  16. 25“Uh-huh”
  17. 26Indent key
  18. 27Vegas opener?
  19. 28Brewery product
  20. 29eBay offer
  21. 31Courtroom area
  22. 32Rhett’s last word
  23. 34Span. lady
  24. 35Sultry singer Kitt
  25. 36Redacts
  26. 37Element No. 5
  27. 38Antitoxins
  28. 39Secondhand
  29. 40Small iPod
  30. 41Partner
  31. 42Frozen desserts
  32. 43Close
  33. 44Understands

The answer to “Use a straw” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is SIP — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 33-Across. 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.

“Use a straw” answer

SIP (3 letters)

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What does SIP mean?

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

(verb)

  • drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls

When else has “Use a straw” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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.

September 12, 2026 (most recent) → SIP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Use a straw”?

The answer is SIP, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 12, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Use a straw”?

3 letters: SIP.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 12, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 33-Across.

Can “Use a straw” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for September 12, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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