Shopping sounded more revolting every second for hikers

The answer to “Shopping sounded more revolting every second for hikers” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is GROCERIES — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 11, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 22-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.

“Shopping sounded more revolting every second for hikers” answer

GROCERIES (9 letters)

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What does GROCERIES mean?

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

When else has “Shopping sounded more revolting every second for hikers” 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 11, 2026 (most recent) → GROCERIES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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