Hyson or Assam (3 letters)

{ Answer }

TEA

{ Related Clues }

Beverage
Darjeeling
Social
Twankay is one
Weak ___
4:00 affair
Afternoon reception
Brew in a bag
Congou, e.g.
Green brew
Gunpowder or Twankay
Hyson, e.g.
It's in the bag
Oolong, e.g.
Shipment from China
Social event
Cause of a restaurant stir?
Famed cargo of Boston
Good source of antioxidants
Kind of rose or party
Kind of table or wagon
Leaves after dinner?
Mad Hatter's drink
Sri Lanka export
It may be in the bag
One may be high at 5:00
It may be green or black
It may be served with crumpets

{ Tags }

afternoon, be, beverage, boston, drink, earl, eg, export, grey, hyson, it, jetsam, kind, leaves, may, oolong, party, product, social, sri, tea

{ Notes }

The answer TEA is very common and appears about once every 33.8 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TEA as a noun:

1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"

2. (tea, afternoon tea, teatime) = a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

3. (tea, tea leaf) = dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"

4. a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"

5. (tea, Camellia sinensis) = a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers"