With alcohol banned by trains, I'm mixing cocktails (3,8)
I believe the answer is:
dry martinis
'cocktails' is the definition.
'with alcohol banned by trains i'm mixing' is the wordplay.
'with alcohol banned' becomes 'dry' (e.g. a dry state in the US).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'mixing' indicates an anagram.
'trains'+'im'='trainsim'
'trainsim' with letters rearranged gives 'martinis'.
'dry'+'martinis'='DRY MARTINIS'
I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
Install my app