Maybe Python Cleese finally takes little drink

The answer to “Maybe Python Cleese finally takes little drink” in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword is SNAKEBITE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword on August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 11-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.

“Maybe Python Cleese finally takes little drink” answer

SNAKEBITE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is SNAKEBITE

A pub drink gets its name from a slithering creature and its painful chomp. 🍹

What does SNAKEBITE mean?

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

When else has “Maybe Python Cleese finally takes little drink” appeared?

The Telegraph Cryptic 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.

August 6, 2026 (most recent) → SNAKEBITE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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