English boozer’s clutching stomach

The answer to “English boozer’s clutching stomach” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is BEAR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 9, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 25-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.

“English boozer’s clutching stomach” answer

BEAR (4 letters)

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What does BEAR mean?

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

When else has “English boozer’s clutching stomach” appeared?

The Times 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.

September 9, 2026 (most recent) → BEAR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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