The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAMALE , but the solution may also be DAMN which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Hot ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAMALE | 22 % | 6 |
| ROD | 14 % | 3 |
| COCOA | 8 % | 5 |
| TUB | 5 % | 3 |
| RODS | 5 % | 4 |
| TODDY | 5 % | 5 |
| PINK | 5 % | 4 |
| DAMN | 5 % | 4 |
| AIR | 5 % | 3 |
| PASTRAMI | 3 % | 8 |
| ITEM | 3 % | 4 |
| CROSSBUN | 3 % | 8 |
| SEAT | 3 % | 4 |
| DOGS | 3 % | 4 |
| TUNA | 3 % | 4 |
| LINE | 3 % | 4 |
| MESS | 3 % | 4 |
| PLATE | 3 % | 5 |
Why may PASTRAMI be the right solution?
Hot pastrami is a popular deli meat often found in sandwiches. The clue "Hot ___" suggests that the answer is a type of hot food, and pastrami fits this description.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hot ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- calefacient
- scorching
- baking hot
- torrid
- red-hot
- burning
- warming
- scalding
- sweltry
- sweltering
- white-hot
- warm
Crossword Answer definitions
TAMALE noun- Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAMALE
- Mexicali munchie
- Masa meal
- 48-Across side dish
- Hot lunch?
- Mexican entree
- Taqueria offering
- Cantina creation
- Mexican snack
- Mexican menu item
- Hot meal?
More clues leading to the result ROD
- Mr. Serling
- "Spare the __ ..."
- Cone's counterpart
- Five-and-a-half yards
- "The Twilight Zone" creator Serling
- Hood armament
- Serling of "The Pawnbroker"
- Staff
- Fishing pole
- Retina cell
More clues leading to the result COCOA
- Designated driver's beverage
- Breakfast drink
- Hot winter drink
- Wintertime quaff
- Après-ski drink
- Macchiato flavor
- Après-ski quaff
- Hot beverage
- Winter drink
- Hot drink
More clues leading to the result TUB
- Margarine container
- Clumsy craft
- Hot ___
- Soaking place
- Some like it hot
- Spread container
- Place to relax
- Where President Taft may or may not have gotten stuck
- "Hot ___ Time Machine" (film for which I was an executive producer)
- Ducky place to be?
More clues leading to the result RODS
- Angler's tools
- Fish sticks?
- Retina cells
- Cones' counterparts
- Fishing sticks?
- Cells useful for seeing at night
- Counterparts of cones
- Curtain holders
- Abacus parts
- Cones' partners
More clues leading to the result TODDY
- "Hot" drink that cures what ails you
- "Hot" winter drink
- Wintertime quaff
- Apres-ski drink
- Rum-based warmer
- Winter drink
- Hot alcoholic drink
- Some like it hot
- Winter pick-me-up
- Warm winter drink
More clues leading to the result PINK
- Like many a flamingo
- Hot ___
- Like rare meat
- Red and bloody, perhaps
- Best condition
- Carnation
- Alecia Moore's stage name
- Medium-rare, maybe
- Lemonade shade
- Like cowherb blooms
More clues leading to the result DAMN
- Butler's expletive
- "__ Yankees"
- Rhett's last word
- Last word from Rhett
- With 53-Across, curse a deodorant?
- Curse
- __ Yankees
- Faintly praise?
- Censure
- Butler's last word
More clues leading to the result AIR
- BB propellant
- Fresh or hot
- Make public
- Melodic tune
- ON __ (studio sign)
- Simple song
- Balloon content
- Balloonists' heat this
- Broadcast
- Demeanor
More clues leading to the result PASTRAMI
- A beef on rye
- Deli order
- Deli choice
- Rye partner
- Deli meat
- Seasoned deli meat typically made from brisket
- It's usually on rye
- It's often on 42-Down
- Sandwich order
- Ham alternative
More clues leading to the result ITEM
- Bit of gossip
- Juicy tidbit?
- Line-__veto
- Magazine piece
- Newpaper tidbit
- News bit
- Particular
- Piece of news
- Article
- Celebrity couple
More clues leading to the result CROSSBUN
More clues leading to the result SEAT
- Listen to
- Stock-exchange membership
- Word following hot or love
- Word with rumble or bucket
- Exchange buy
- Parking place?
- Anchor firmly
- Can take it or leave it
- Chair
- Do ushering
More clues leading to the result DOGS
- Pugs and boxers
- Tracks
- Hounds
- Tails relentlessly
- Walker's charges
- Half of this puzzle's competitors
- Feet, in slang
- Follows persistently
- Shadows relentlessly
- Lead a ___ life
More clues leading to the result TUNA
- Charlie, for one
- Salad fish
- Sandwich stuffer
- Popular salad ingredient
- Sandwich stuff
- Canned fish
- Deli filling
- Pitch fish Charlie
- Sashimi selection
- Mercury-heavy fish
More clues leading to the result LINE
- "What's My __?"
- Bank annoyance
- Boat rope
- End to end, on the gridiron
- Pickup delivery?
- Come-on
- Continuous mark
- Cover the inside
- Queue
- Party or clothes follower
More clues leading to the result MESS
- Boot-camp fare
- Interfere
- Military meal
- Not a pretty sight
- Quantico cuisine
- Recruit's dinner
- Shambles
- Teen's room, often
- Army chow
- Predicament