Small jug that one shouldn’t drink from

The answer to “Small jug that one shouldn’t drink from” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is SEWER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 16, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Small jug that one shouldn’t drink from” answer

SEWER (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SEWER.

Why the answer is SEWER

This drainage channel may sound like a tiny serving vessel, but it is definitely not potable. 🚱

What does SEWER mean?

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

When else has “Small jug that one shouldn’t drink from” 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.

August 16, 2026 (most recent) → SEWER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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