Brews (4)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">brews</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ale is a kind of brew)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ales that I've seen before include "What might be delivered by pumps" , "A sale of beers" , "Types of beer" , "Alcoholic drinks" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">brews</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('steep' can be a synonym of 'brew')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for steeps that I've seen is " sops".)