Tavern - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tavern' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for hostelry that I've seen before include "Inn - tavern" , "bar?" , "Old name for inn" , "Provider of accommodation" , "Old word for an inn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.

'tavern' is the definition.
(alehouse is a kind of tavern)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for alehouse that I've seen before include "the nineteenth?" , "Inn" , "Old pub" , "old tavern" , "drinks here?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for inn that I've seen before include "Local" , "Hostelry, tavern" , "English country pub" , "Pub providing food and accommodation" , "Small hotel or country pub" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, The Mirror, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Times, the Evening Standard and The Sun.

'tavern' is the definition.
(pub is a kind of tavern)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pub that I've seen before include "Alehouse" , "The humble local tavern" , "Inn, hostelry" , "Place to drink" , "free house?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, The Mirror, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, The Times, the Evening Standard and The Sun.

'tavern' is the definition.
(saloon is a kind of tavern)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saloon that I've seen before include "Car; public room" , "Bar room" , "Boozer or shape of car" , "Pub room" , "Describing a bar - describing a car" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

Tavern (3)