Men almost knocked over slippery customer in brawl

The answer to “Men almost knocked over slippery customer in brawl” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is MELEE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Men almost knocked over slippery customer in brawl” answer

MELEE (5 letters)

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What does MELEE mean?

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

When else has “Men almost knocked over slippery customer in brawl” 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 12, 2026 (most recent) → MELEE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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