Crossword Clue: Squeezed fruit drink
Here's the answer to the Squeezed fruit drink crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: JUICE
"Squeezed fruit drink" points to JUICE, a 5-letter entry that starts with J and finishes on E and carries 3 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into JUICE from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Juice is the liquid pressed or squeezed from fruits and vegetables. In slang it has come to mean influence, electric power, or energy, as in someone who has 'juice' or a phone that needs more of it.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as JUICE are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 5-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Juice belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 5 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Squeezed fruit drink"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make JUICE obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue JUICE — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Juice is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Squeezed fruit drink' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in JUICE almost immediately."
- "Once the J was confirmed by the crossing word, JUICE was the only entry that fit."