Spicy Crossword Clue

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Spicy Crossword Answer

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HOT

(3 letters)

ZESTY

(5 letters)

TANGY

(5 letters)

PICANTE

(7 letters)

EROTIC

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definition

SPICY (adjective)
1. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
2. suggestive of sexual impropriety

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

HOT
(3 letters)
ZESTY
(5 letters)
TANGY
(5 letters)
PICANTE
(7 letters)
EROTIC
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
STEY

More Universal Crossword (5/22/2026) Answers

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16. Follower of "walk" or "trade"

17. Smelling awful

19. Told some jokes onstage

21. "i" part

22. That, in Spanish

24. Unable to sit still

25. Greek war god

27. Web address

28. Bye 4 now!

29. Absolutely, slangily

30. Easiest thing to make for dinner?

35. Excessively

37. Canon camera model

38. Prefix with "potent" or "present"

39. Like the scent of an evergreen forest, perhaps

40. Agent with a fake ID, maybe

41. Oscars grp.

42. Dry run

43. __ de Janeiro

44. Laundromat spinners

45. Knit sleeveless garment

48. Singer Lipa

49. "Take me as ___"

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56. Cheers bartender

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59. Attorneys

63. Misery

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Down

1. Letter-shaped beam

2. "Titanic" actor Billy

3. *Alternative to one-on-one coverage in sports

4. Quiet!

5. Utah national park

6. *Clever retorts

7. Titular Nintendo princess

8. Two, in German

9. *One-named star of "Dune: Part One"

10. *Low-tier group of celebrities

11. *Fan-made publications

18. Some boxing wins briefly

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23. Slumber party, or a theme hint

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26. Critic's write-up

27. Driver's 180

28. Rite Aid rival

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31. ___ G BIV

32. Roadblock

33. Out jogging

34. Rogue automaker

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43. Sleep phase

44. Summer hrs.

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51. Mother's Day month

52. Upscale German cars

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54. Comply

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56. Graceful bird

58. "Friendly" lead-in

60. "Where ___ we?"

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62. Ocean

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