Altogether Sour But One Drop Is Sweet Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • being sour to the taste • having the characteristics of an acid
	38%	7		The "sour" in sweet-and-sour
	noun • sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative • dilute acetic acid
	34%	9		Sweet and sour candy in the shape of a drop
	noun • a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon

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The Guardian Cryptic16 Oct 2006	Across 18
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