Tavern - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

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

This is the entire 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 before)

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 USA Today, The Sun, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Irish Independent, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I know that pub is a tavern)

This is all the 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 USA Today, The Sun, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Irish Independent, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I know that saloon is a type of tavern)

This is the entire 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)