Stumped by ‘Small samples’ in your crossword? Get the answer now!

Once upon a time, there was a coffee shop run by two very different baristas. One of them, named Max, liked to take big gulps of the coffee before he served it. The other barista, named Lily, preferred to take dainty sips to taste every nuance of the coffee.

One day, a crossword enthusiast visited their coffee shop and asked for a four-letter word for “small samples.” Max immediately thought of “gulp,” while Lily suggested “sip.” The customer filled in the answer as “sips” and smiled, saying that the clue referred to small samples of coffee, just like the ones Lily preferred to take.

From that day on, Max learned to appreciate the subtleties of coffee by taking sips just like Lily. They started working together, and soon their coffee shop became the most popular in town. And every crossword enthusiast who visited their shop always smiled when they received the clue for “small samples.”