Desire mixture of muesli and porridge at first

The answer to “Desire mixture of muesli and porridge at first” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is IMPULSE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 20, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 14-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.

“Desire mixture of muesli and porridge at first” answer

IMPULSE (7 letters)

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What does IMPULSE mean?

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

When else has “Desire mixture of muesli and porridge at first” appeared?

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August 20, 2026 (most recent) → IMPULSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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