Refuse to acknowledge drink controls lives

The answer to “Refuse to acknowledge drink controls lives” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is DISOWN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 4, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Refuse to acknowledge drink controls lives” answer

DISOWN (6 letters)

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What does DISOWN mean?

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

When else has “Refuse to acknowledge drink controls lives” 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → DISOWN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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