| 2026-05-13 | Drink with junmai and nigori variants |
| 2026-04-25 | Drink from a small cup |
| 2026-04-15 | Drink that's often served hot in the winter |
| 2025-09-10 | Purpose |
| 2025-08-22 | Drink served hot or cold |
| 2025-05-10 | Benefit |
| 2024-11-06 | Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail |
| 2024-04-16 | Fermented rice wine |
| 2024-01-31 | Japanese rice wine |
| 2023-09-12 | Japanese rice wine |
| 2023-06-24 | Benefit |
| 2023-03-05 | Sushi bar drink |
| 2022-04-18 | Sushi bar drink |
| 2022-03-09 | "For Pete's ___!" |
| 2021-12-16 | Drink sometimes served in a masu cup |
| 2021-09-21 | Wine often served with 15-Across |
| 2021-03-11 | Drink served hot or cold |
| 2020-06-22 | Japanese beverage often served hot |
| 2020-06-15 | Fermented rice wine |
| 2020-04-19 | Drink in a little cup |
| 2019-05-31 | ___ bomb (cocktail) |
| 2018-07-17 | Sushi bar drink |
| 2017-08-06 | Staple of Shinto rituals |
| 2017-08-05 | National beverage of 10-Across |
| 2017-06-25 | Rice-based drink |
| 2017-06-20 | Sashimi go-with |
| 2017-05-31 | "For heaven's ___!" |
| 2017-03-28 | Rice wine |
| 2017-03-24 | Ritual drink in Shintoism |
| 2017-01-08 | Drink sometimes served hot |
| 2016-11-27 | Sushi go-with |
| 2016-11-14 | Literally, "liquor," in Japanese |
| 2014-10-13 | Japanese rice wine |
| 2014-05-14 | Sushi bar quaff |
| 2014-05-03 | Teriyaki go-with |
| 2014-03-12 | Clear libation popular in Japan |
| 2013-10-24 | Benefit |
| 2013-08-09 | Drink served in a masu |
| 2013-03-05 | Alcohol typically drunk warm |
| 2012-12-10 | Drink at a sushi bar |
| 2012-10-28 | Benefit |
| 2012-06-26 | Benefit |
| 2012-05-27 | Benefit |
| 2011-02-16 | Alcoholic beverage often served warm |
| 2010-02-01 | Drink at a sushi bar |
| 2009-05-26 | Drink with sushi |
| 2008-01-14 | Hot Japanese drink |
| 2007-12-07 | Purpose |
| 2007-09-05 | Drink with tempura |
| 2007-03-12 | Japanese drink |
| 2006-12-28 | Benefit |
| 2006-11-27 | Drink with sushi |
| 2006-10-24 | Sushi go-with |
| 2006-10-08 | Drink often served hot |
| 2005-11-22 | Rice wine |
| 2005-06-05 | Hot drink in a cup |
| 2004-10-14 | Benefit |
| 2003-12-31 | Drink sometimes served hot |
| 2003-07-24 | Purpose |
| 2003-04-23 | Benefit |
| 2002-07-05 | Rice wine |
| 2002-06-30 | Benefit |
| 2002-02-24 | Pete's follower |
| 2001-11-05 | Rice wine |
| 2000-11-18 | Consideration |
| 2000-01-01 | Cause |
| 1999-09-14 | "Oh, for Pete's ___" |
| 1999-03-17 | "For heaven's ___!" |
| 1998-12-22 | Sushi bar drink |
| 1997-11-08 | Account |
| 1996-06-16 | Benefit |
| 1995-10-22 | Benefit |
| 1995-09-04 | Japanese tipple |
| 1995-08-20 | Advantage |
| 1995-01-02 | "For heaven's _____!" |
| 1994-12-27 | Benefit |