In pub, in general, consume too much

The answer to “In pub, in general, consume too much” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is BINGE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 8, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 5-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.

“In pub, in general, consume too much” answer

BINGE (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 BINGE.

What does BINGE mean?

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

When else has “In pub, in general, consume too much” appeared?

The Times Quick 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → BINGE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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