Pungent NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 09 Apr 2026

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ACRID
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Stinging, as an odorCrossword Clue
Sharp-smellingCrossword Clue
Unpleasantly bitterCrossword Clue
Bitter-smellingCrossword Clue
Unpleasantly sharpCrossword Clue
HarshCrossword Clue
Stinging the eyes, sayCrossword Clue
Foul-smellingCrossword Clue
Bitter-tastingCrossword Clue

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TANGY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like lemon curdCrossword Clue
Like some tartar sauceCrossword Clue
Like grapefruit (in a good way) or sour milk (in a bad way)Crossword Clue
Like lemons and picklesCrossword Clue
Sharp, in a wayCrossword Clue
SpicyCrossword Clue
Having a sharp, acidic tasteCrossword Clue
Sour and a little sweetCrossword Clue
Like the taste of injeraCrossword Clue
PiquantCrossword Clue

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ACERB
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
BitingCrossword Clue
Sour-tastingCrossword Clue
Sour, literarilyCrossword Clue
One empty beer returned for bitterCrossword Clue
Acid destroyed braceCrossword Clue
Bitter about grim and dangerous guardian? Not halfCrossword Clue
Biting, as witCrossword Clue

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RACY
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Rather blueCrossword Clue
NSFW, perhapsCrossword Clue
Bordering on inappropriate, in a wayCrossword Clue
RisquéCrossword Clue
Like some romance novelsCrossword Clue
Somewhat eroticCrossword Clue
Meriting an R rating, maybeCrossword Clue
Not family-friendly, maybeCrossword Clue

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SALTY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ResentfulCrossword Clue
Like foods that increase thirstCrossword Clue
Like fetaCrossword Clue
Coarse, as languageCrossword Clue
Like most pretzelsCrossword Clue
Like movie popcornCrossword Clue
LippyCrossword Clue
Like tarako and pretzelsCrossword Clue
Like potato chips and seawaterCrossword Clue
Like namkeen lassiCrossword Clue

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TART
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Pucker-inducingCrossword Clue
Fruit-filled pastryCrossword Clue
Small fruit pieCrossword Clue
Pop ___ (breakfast pastry)Crossword Clue
AcerbicCrossword Clue
Like sourballsCrossword Clue
Egg ___ (pastry)Crossword Clue
Treat that, despite its name, may be sweetCrossword Clue
Lip-puckeringCrossword Clue

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AROMATIC
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Like basmati riceCrossword Clue
Like herbal teaCrossword Clue
FragrantCrossword Clue
A sentimental lover, name withheld, is spicyCrossword Clue
Pleasant-smellingCrossword Clue
Very fragrantCrossword Clue
Like bergamot and bay leavesCrossword Clue
One nameless dreamer with a bouquetCrossword Clue

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GAMY
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Like wild meat, sometimesCrossword Clue
Having a certain strong flavor, as meatCrossword Clue
Wild-tastingCrossword Clue
Like venisonCrossword Clue
After end of jog, before start of ablutions, Everymans smelling like old meatCrossword Clue
Slightly spoiled, in a wayCrossword Clue
After end of jog, before start of ablutions, Everyman's smelling like old meatCrossword Clue

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GINGERY
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Cautiously dismissing student of TitianCrossword Clue
Lively good popular gallery, all goingCrossword Clue

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HOT
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
TrendyCrossword Clue
ScorchingCrossword Clue
Over 100, sayCrossword Clue
Very inCrossword Clue
TrendingCrossword Clue
Like hell!Crossword Clue
Super-trendyCrossword Clue
Word with tip or takeCrossword Clue
SpicyCrossword Clue

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ODOROUS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nose-wrinklingCrossword Clue
Principal of university accessing revolving door, so fragrantCrossword Clue
StinkingCrossword Clue
Totally stripped, body more lousy and smellyCrossword Clue
Brief plea to wake someone with a bouquet?Crossword Clue
Stinking drunk outdoors after tons knocked backCrossword Clue
FragrantCrossword Clue
Skunklike, sayCrossword Clue
ScentedCrossword Clue
Humming note, run round America with nothing onCrossword Clue

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PIQUANT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pleasingly tangyCrossword Clue
Pleasantly spicyCrossword Clue
Very good designer is provocativeCrossword Clue
Having a pleasantly sharp tasteCrossword Clue
Beer guzzling as mentally stimulating?Crossword Clue
Good fashion designers stimulatingCrossword Clue
Spicy quip edited by soldierCrossword Clue
Spicy article dismissing English character of Nelson?Crossword Clue
Very good designer, zestyCrossword Clue
Sharp in the capacity of splitting pub orderCrossword Clue

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SHARP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mentally with itCrossword Clue
Like good knives and pupilsCrossword Clue
Like some cheddarCrossword Clue
Accidental – tartCrossword Clue
#, on a music scoreCrossword Clue
#VanityFair's star figureCrossword Clue
What "#" can meanCrossword Clue
#smartandstylishCrossword Clue
Like some aged cheddarCrossword Clue
Like some cheddar and knivesCrossword Clue

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SNAPPY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Make it ___!"Crossword Clue
Smart – as a crocodile?Crossword Clue
Apt to biteCrossword Clue
Like good catchphrases and comebacksCrossword Clue
Irritable little son with something he needs changed?Crossword Clue
Crotchety sleeper perhaps welcoming kipCrossword Clue
Smart agent grabbing short sleepCrossword Clue
Quick — crossCrossword Clue
Quick, like a crocodile?Crossword Clue
Quick - like a photograph?Crossword Clue

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SPICY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some "Hot Ones" saucesCrossword Clue
Like a dish with chili pepper icons next to it on a menuCrossword Clue
Like mapo tofuCrossword Clue
Like the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepperCrossword Clue
SalaciousCrossword Clue
Like Sichuan cuisineCrossword Clue
TangyCrossword Clue
Limitations on soup — cold or hot?Crossword Clue
Like hot wingsCrossword Clue
Rated PG-13 or R, sayCrossword Clue

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STRONG
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
MuscularCrossword Clue
PowerfulCrossword Clue
Hale and heartyCrossword Clue
Heavily caffeinated, sayCrossword Clue
Not weakCrossword Clue
Like robusta coffeeCrossword Clue
Like Turkish coffeeCrossword Clue
Powerful trumpeter sacrificing limbCrossword Clue
Stiff, as a drinkCrossword Clue

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ZESTY
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Full of zingCrossword Clue
Like much Indian foodCrossword Clue
PiquantCrossword Clue
LivelyCrossword Clue
Far from flavorlessCrossword Clue
Full of spiceCrossword Clue
Like Buffalo sauceCrossword Clue
Having some kick, as foodCrossword Clue
Like salsaCrossword Clue

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AIOLI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Vowel-heavy sauceCrossword Clue
Garlicky emulsionCrossword Clue
Condiment with lots of garlic ... and vowelsCrossword Clue
Garlicky spreadCrossword Clue
Dip similar to mayoCrossword Clue
Garlicky sauceCrossword Clue
Condiment with four vowels in its nameCrossword Clue
Garlicky spreadCrossword Clue
Emulsified garlic sauceCrossword Clue
Garlic-rich toppingCrossword Clue

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ASIAGO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nutty Alpine cheeseCrossword Clue
Bagel optionCrossword Clue
Cheesy bagel varietyCrossword Clue
Italian cheeseCrossword Clue
Hard Italian cheeseCrossword Clue
Italian cheese with a nutty flavorCrossword Clue
Cow's milk cheese from an Alpine region of ItalyCrossword Clue
Parmesan shelfmateCrossword Clue
Cheese in many Italian dishesCrossword Clue
Parmesan alternativeCrossword Clue

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CRESS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tangy salad greenCrossword Clue
Peppery salad greenCrossword Clue
Tangy salad herbCrossword Clue
Punchy salad ingredientCrossword Clue
Salad or sandwich ingredientCrossword Clue
Easy-to-grow herb in the mustard familyCrossword Clue
Bitter greenCrossword Clue
Leaves old politician out of stuffCrossword Clue
Peppery greenCrossword Clue
Leaves used in salads or as a garnishCrossword Clue

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JALAPENO
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fiery spiceCrossword Clue
A red one is sweeter than a green oneCrossword Clue
Spicy pizza toppingCrossword Clue
One seeded and minced, for heatCrossword Clue
Jan, a pole dancing little hottie?Crossword Clue
Popper pepperCrossword Clue
Hot stuff in the style of writer in loveCrossword Clue
Judge changing a pleas not a hot thingCrossword Clue
Medium-sized chilli pepperCrossword Clue
Hot stuff in the style of writer Nesbo circlingCrossword Clue

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AMMONIA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fast-evaporating cleaning agentCrossword Clue
Nitrogen and hydrogen compoundCrossword Clue
Strong-smelling gas used to make fertilisersCrossword Clue
Pungent cleanserCrossword Clue
Pungent compound Crossword Clue
Shot in back procuring a toxic gasCrossword Clue
Colourless, acrid-smelling gas, NH3Crossword Clue
Dangerous compound to mix with bleachCrossword Clue
Acrid gas, NH3Crossword Clue
Common cleanerCrossword Clue

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BALSAM
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Aromatic firCrossword Clue
Fragrant firCrossword Clue
Christmas wreath materialCrossword Clue
Fragrant resinous substanceCrossword Clue
Fragrant firCrossword Clue
Fragrant sapCrossword Clue
Mothers party going west for medical applicationCrossword Clue
Christmas firCrossword Clue
Fir treeCrossword Clue
Resin adds mass to timberCrossword Clue

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BAYLEAF
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dried piece of laurelCrossword Clue
Bouquet garni elementCrossword Clue
Herb from the laurel treeCrossword Clue
Article in Times left unfinished without a herb used in soupsCrossword Clue
Dried herb from an evergreen shrubCrossword Clue
Piece of Laurel and Hardy finally, a fable thats funnyCrossword Clue
Piece of Laurel and Hardy finally, a fable that’s funnyCrossword Clue
Soup flavorer from a treeCrossword Clue
Dried product of a laurel tree, used in cookingCrossword Clue
Field behind cove has fine ingredient for a stewCrossword Clue

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BRIE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
French cheeseCrossword Clue
French cheese with a rindCrossword Clue
"The Marvels" star LarsonCrossword Clue
Type of cheeseCrossword Clue
Cheese that can be bakedCrossword Clue
Creamy pairing with fig jamCrossword Clue
Spreadable cheeseCrossword Clue
Cheese with an edible rindCrossword Clue
Camembert kinCrossword Clue
Gooey spreadCrossword Clue

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CAPER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
April fool, e.gCrossword Clue
EscapadeCrossword Clue
Morsel served with loxCrossword Clue
Playful prankCrossword Clue
Pickled budCrossword Clue
Tangy bud in a piccata recipeCrossword Clue
"The Great Muppet ___"Crossword Clue
Piccata sauce morselCrossword Clue
Piccata needCrossword Clue
Playful prankCrossword Clue

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CARDAMOM
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spice used to flavor yazdi cakeCrossword Clue
2 from seeds used in Scandinavian Christmas bakingCrossword Clue
Spice in many chai mixesCrossword Clue
Aromatic seeds used as a spice and medicinallyCrossword Clue
Confirm the age of a family members spiceCrossword Clue
Require ID and a parent to see Ginger SpiceCrossword Clue
Tease old lady for pinching a spiceCrossword Clue
Drama changed into half comedy for produce some spiceCrossword Clue
Drama changed into half comedy for produce some spiceCrossword Clue
Check someone's parent to make sure she's of drinking age?Crossword Clue

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CAYENNE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hot pepperCrossword Clue
Hot pepperCrossword Clue
Capital, money held by staffCrossword Clue
Something that's red-hot in the kitchen?Crossword Clue
Urge to tuck into something sugary that's spicyCrossword Clue
A city in French Guiana - or a model of PorscheCrossword Clue
Pungent red pepperCrossword Clue
Spicy pepper: Rod has urge to tuck inCrossword Clue
Pungent powderCrossword Clue
Spicy pepper: Rod has urge to tuck inCrossword Clue

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CHILI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dish in many cook-offsCrossword Clue
Frito pie ingredientCrossword Clue
Frito pie topperCrossword Clue
Carolina Reaper, for oneCrossword Clue
Spicy stew sometimes served on ThanksgivingCrossword Clue
Cook-off bowlfulCrossword Clue
Word before "pepper" or "dog"Crossword Clue
Hot dish that sounds coldCrossword Clue
___ dogCrossword Clue
Dish with a fire-alarm rating systemCrossword Clue

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CHILLI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hot stuffCrossword Clue
Condiment that’s hot in cold starter from IndianCrossword Clue
___ con carne, Mexican dishCrossword Clue
Cool down one spicy foodCrossword Clue
Hot foodCrossword Clue
Hot ingredient provided in cold waterCrossword Clue
Hot pepperCrossword Clue
This may be hot or cold and mountainous, we hearCrossword Clue
Hot food I found beside coldCrossword Clue
Foreign character sick over hot dishCrossword Clue

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CHUTNEY
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Bits of coconut, horsegram, urad, tamarind - extremely nice, ultimately savoury condimentCrossword Clue
Cold sauce eaten with curryCrossword Clue
Major Grey's condimentCrossword Clue
Relish church tune played on Sunday — at last!Crossword Clue
Relish church tune played on Sunday - at last!Crossword Clue
Spicy condimentCrossword Clue
Samosa toppingCrossword Clue
Indian condimentCrossword Clue

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CLOVE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unit of garlicCrossword Clue
Orange studder, at ChristmasCrossword Clue
It can spice up your holidaysCrossword Clue
Garlic bulb segmentCrossword Clue
Bulb partCrossword Clue
Wassail spiceCrossword Clue
Bit of garlicCrossword Clue
Piece of garlicCrossword Clue
Piece of garlicCrossword Clue
Garam masala ingredientCrossword Clue

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CURRY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
B-baller StephCrossword Clue
Chicken korma, e.gCrossword Clue
Phanaeng, for exampleCrossword Clue
Last name of NBA brothers Steph and SethCrossword Clue
Massaman or panang dishCrossword Clue
Basketball superstar StephCrossword Clue
Vindaloo or kormaCrossword Clue
Stephs spicy stewCrossword Clue
Grooms hot stuffCrossword Clue
Delhi dishCrossword Clue

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DILL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Matzo ball soup herbCrossword Clue
Plant used in picklingCrossword Clue
Pickle seasoningCrossword Clue
Herb in some kosher picklesCrossword Clue
Annual herbCrossword Clue
Pickle typeCrossword Clue
Pickle typeCrossword Clue
___ pickle, herby cucumberCrossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue
___ rice (herby Persian dish)Crossword Clue

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DRYMUSTARD
10 Letters

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ESTER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fragrant compoundCrossword Clue
Fragrant compoundCrossword Clue
Poly- endingCrossword Clue
"Cuando Baila Yemaya" artist HernandezCrossword Clue
Organic compoundCrossword Clue
Perfume compoundCrossword Clue
Perfume componentCrossword Clue
Compound formed from an alcohol and an acidCrossword Clue
Fruity-smelling compoundCrossword Clue
Aromatic hydrocarbonCrossword Clue

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GARLIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One clove, crushedCrossword Clue
Aioli needCrossword Clue
Cook's cloveCrossword Clue
Pasta sauce stapleCrossword Clue
Pungent bulbCrossword Clue
Ingredient in aioli and pestoCrossword Clue
Vampire repellentCrossword Clue
Three cloves minced, for depth and aromaCrossword Clue
Plant at the heart of pagans' peerless medicineCrossword Clue
Press materialCrossword Clue

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HORSERADISH
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
*Most "wasabi" at sushi bars, in actualityCrossword Clue
Animal, vegetable, plantCrossword Clue
His order has changed for condimentCrossword Clue
Root and branch ultimately is harder - so chopped upCrossword Clue
Savoury sauce artist fed to Andalusian beauty?Crossword Clue
Has his order changed for condiment?Crossword Clue
Sauce ingredient, bay perhaps, Id switched during outbreakCrossword Clue
Hot sauce, popular with beef-eatersCrossword Clue
Almost set to tuck into chestnuts maybe with hot sauce?Crossword Clue
Hot spread so rare with serving of food thats hotCrossword Clue

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LEEK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary"Crossword Clue
Ingredient in some vegetable stockCrossword Clue
Vegetable resembling a spring onionCrossword Clue
Onion relativeCrossword Clue
Vegetable that looks like a large scallionCrossword Clue
Vegetable related to a scallionCrossword Clue
Member of the onion familyCrossword Clue
Potato's partner, in a classic soupCrossword Clue
Scallion kinCrossword Clue
Onion relativeCrossword Clue

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LIMBURGER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Its an army thing: egg on top of Roquefort cheeseCrossword Clue
Cheese and fruit mostly served with minced beefCrossword Clue
Cheese and fruit mostly served with minced beefCrossword Clue
Extremely smelly cheeseCrossword Clue
Knocked back most of milk, beefcake and cheeseCrossword Clue
Knocked back most of milk, beefcake and cheeseCrossword Clue
Person applying pressure on branch to supply cheeseCrossword Clue
Food served up in green room, primarily cheeseCrossword Clue
Pungent German cheeseCrossword Clue
Branch next to someone pressing cheeseCrossword Clue

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MUSTARD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hot dog condimentCrossword Clue
Celebrity confined to earth, hot stuffCrossword Clue
Relish slanderous attacks involving celebrityCrossword Clue
Measure of keenness to offer unflattering comments about big nameCrossword Clue
Possibly murderous Colonel curses full lifts - whats with his beef?Crossword Clue
Hot stuff assembled for the audience?Crossword Clue
Pungent condimentCrossword Clue
See 8Crossword Clue
French's productCrossword Clue
Celeb overwhelmed by damaging allegations is hot stuffCrossword Clue

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ODORS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Features of leftovers, at timesCrossword Clue
Pungent smellsCrossword Clue
Baking soda targetsCrossword Clue
Lingering scentsCrossword Clue
Unpleasant smellsCrossword Clue
Smelly smellsCrossword Clue
SmellsCrossword Clue
Unpleasant smellsCrossword Clue
ScentsCrossword Clue
SmellsCrossword Clue

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ONIONETS
8 Letters

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ONIONS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cutting them makes people cryCrossword Clue
Layered veggiesCrossword Clue
Soffritto ingredientCrossword Clue
Kitchen bulbsCrossword Clue
Burger joint supplyCrossword Clue
Gibson garnishesCrossword Clue
Grammarian gets one between legs, beginning to sufferCrossword Clue
Big Mac componentCrossword Clue
Liver and ___ (dish)Crossword Clue
More than one bulb lit up, then switch is onCrossword Clue

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ONIONSOUP
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
The French version is topped with toasted bread and melted cheeseCrossword Clue
Bowlful often topped with melted Gruy�reCrossword Clue
French crockful with a cheesy crustCrossword Clue
Dish often topped with melted GruyèreCrossword Clue
Introductory French courseCrossword Clue
Dish in a bowl often served au gratinCrossword Clue
Course served in a small crockCrossword Clue

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OZONE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Absorber of UV lightCrossword Clue
Layer wrapping EarthCrossword Clue
Stratospheric shieldCrossword Clue
Gas denoted chemically as O3Crossword Clue
Layer of the upper atmosphereCrossword Clue
Gas in a layer of the atmosphereCrossword Clue
Triatomic form of oxygenCrossword Clue
Gas made of three oxygen atomsCrossword Clue
Atmospheric layer with holesCrossword Clue
Allotrope of oxygenCrossword Clue

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PENNYROYAL
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Mint coin - sovereign, perhapsCrossword Clue
Mint coin - sovereignCrossword Clue
Mint coin befitting the QueenCrossword Clue
Mint coinCrossword Clue

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PEPPER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ground, black, to tasteCrossword Clue
Carolina Reaper, for oneCrossword Clue
Stuff it!Crossword Clue
Shishito or serrano, e.gCrossword Clue
Ground shaking stuff?Crossword Clue
Black ___ beefCrossword Clue
Quantity of energy given by a component of salad?Crossword Clue
Go by plantCrossword Clue
Go by plantCrossword Clue
Sprinkle (with)Crossword Clue

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PEPPERMINTS
11 Letters

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PEPPERPOT
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Manager gets trophy after a season using thisCrossword Clue
Black grains sprinklerCrossword Clue
Season with this football manager getting a trophyCrossword Clue
Go with a kitty - one of twins on the table?Crossword Clue
Table-topper's manager going back to before 2nd AprilCrossword Clue

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PYRIDINES
9 Letters

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RADISH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Red bit in a saladCrossword Clue
Salad sliceCrossword Clue
Root with red skinCrossword Clue
Daikon, e.gCrossword Clue
Pickled vegetable in kimbapCrossword Clue
Red, peppery salad veggieCrossword Clue
Peppery vegetableCrossword Clue
Peppery salad sliceCrossword Clue
Peppery salad sliceCrossword Clue
Root vegetableCrossword Clue

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RADISHES
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crunchy root vegetablesCrossword Clue
Run courses about adult salad ingredientsCrossword Clue
Candidates for garnishing meals of a sun god?Crossword Clue
Veggies can be found in half of rare dishesCrossword Clue
Sources of crunch for a saladCrossword Clue
Rise and dash out to get salad ingredientCrossword Clue
Salad vegetablesCrossword Clue
Painter commonly spoils vegetablesCrossword Clue
Artist gets rid of bits of saladCrossword Clue
Salad rootsCrossword Clue

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RAPPEE
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Coarse snuff apparently in traditional Angus enclosureCrossword Clue
Strong snuff approved in enclosure at AyrCrossword Clue

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SAGE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wise thinkerCrossword Clue
Herb in poultry stuffingCrossword Clue
Wise oneCrossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue
Wise oneCrossword Clue
Herb with gray-green leavesCrossword Clue
Wise guyCrossword Clue
Wise personCrossword Clue
Herb paired with brown butter in saucesCrossword Clue
WiseCrossword Clue

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SALT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
NaClCrossword Clue
Pepper partnerCrossword Clue
Finishing ___Crossword Clue
Pepper's counterpartCrossword Clue
SeasonCrossword Clue
Shaker fillCrossword Clue
"Go pound ___"Crossword Clue
Pretzel topperCrossword Clue
S, as in shakerCrossword Clue
NaClCrossword Clue

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SHARPCHEDDAR
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Smart money?Crossword Clue

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TANG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sharp tasteCrossword Clue
Punchy flavorCrossword Clue
Tart flavorCrossword Clue
Powdered drink used by NASACrossword Clue
Pungent kickCrossword Clue
Zesty flavorCrossword Clue
Sour tasteCrossword Clue
Drink mix taken on NASA missionsCrossword Clue
Sharp flavorCrossword Clue
KickCrossword Clue

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TANGS
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Sharp tastesCrossword Clue
Causes of puckeringCrossword Clue
Sharp tastesCrossword Clue
Teeth taking time for fine bitesCrossword Clue
Sharp tastesCrossword Clue
Taste bud surprisesCrossword Clue
Sharp tastesCrossword Clue

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THYME
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Herb in the mint familyCrossword Clue
Herbes de Provence herbCrossword Clue
Herb often paired with rosemaryCrossword Clue
Herb with a silent HCrossword Clue
You might have a lot of it on your hands, if you're a chefCrossword Clue
Oregano kinCrossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue
Herb with a creeping varietyCrossword Clue
Woody Mediterranean herbCrossword Clue
Herb topping Levantine bread etcCrossword Clue

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WASABI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pungent sushi condimentCrossword Clue
Hot condimentCrossword Clue
Strong green rootCrossword Clue
Spicy sushi condimentCrossword Clue
West Indies importing revolutionary fish pasteCrossword Clue
Fancied both men and women eating a condimentCrossword Clue
Green sushi condimentCrossword Clue
Condiment served with rollsCrossword Clue
Spicy sushi condimentCrossword Clue
Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurantsCrossword Clue

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ONIONDIP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chips may go into itCrossword Clue
Classic chip accompanimentCrossword Clue
Party bowlfulCrossword Clue
Party bowlfulCrossword Clue
Party stapleCrossword Clue
Tangy chip accompanimentCrossword Clue
Party bowlful with a sour cream baseCrossword Clue
Potato chip go-withCrossword Clue
Chip topperCrossword Clue
Party bowlfulCrossword Clue

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TILSIT
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Semihard cheeseCrossword Clue
Mild Swiss cheeseCrossword Clue
Semihard Swiss cheeseCrossword Clue
Cheese made from pasteurized cow's milkCrossword Clue
Cheese made from pasteurized cow's milkCrossword Clue
Swiss cheeseCrossword Clue

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AIOLIS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Garlicky condimentsCrossword Clue
Garlicky saucesCrossword Clue
Garlicky saucesCrossword Clue
Cold saucesCrossword Clue
Pungent saucesCrossword Clue
Garlicky saucesCrossword Clue
Garlicky condimentsCrossword Clue
Some fish saucesCrossword Clue
Mediterranean saucesCrossword Clue
Provençal spreadsCrossword Clue

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BITE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ChompCrossword Clue
What a cold breeze is said to doCrossword Clue
What spicy food hasCrossword Clue
(Mosquito [?) the dust]Crossword Clue
Word with sound or snakeCrossword Clue
More than a nibbleCrossword Clue
--> no ___"Crossword Clue
Quick mealCrossword Clue
Sink one's teeth intoCrossword Clue
Don't just nibbleCrossword Clue

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CRESSES
7 Letters

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ARUGULA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Salad green that Brits call "rocket"Crossword Clue
Green often found in mixed greensCrossword Clue
Peppery salad greenCrossword Clue
Salad green also known as "rocket"Crossword Clue
Salad greenCrossword Clue
Bitter salad greenCrossword Clue
Salad greenCrossword Clue
Salad green called “rocket” in BritainCrossword Clue
Salad greenCrossword Clue
Peppery salad greenCrossword Clue

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DASHOFPEPPER
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Sprinkle often paired with saltCrossword Clue

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FETA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spanakopita ingredientCrossword Clue
Cheese in a Greek saladCrossword Clue
Spanakopita cheeseCrossword Clue
Greek cheeseCrossword Clue
Crumbly cheese in a Greek saladCrossword Clue
Crumbly cheese in a Greek saladCrossword Clue
Spanakopita cheeseCrossword Clue
Crumbly salad topperCrossword Clue
Spanakopita cheeseCrossword Clue
Spanakopita ingredientCrossword Clue

72%
FRENCHONIONDIP
14 Letters

72%
GORGONZOLA
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Italian blue cheeseCrossword Clue
Blue-green veined cheese named for the Lombardy town where it came fromCrossword Clue
French author going after ugly woman for cheeseCrossword Clue
Mythical Greek and literary Frenchman make cheeseCrossword Clue
French writer going after monster cheeseCrossword Clue
Author after Medusa, perhaps, tasty Italian fareCrossword Clue
Author after Medusa, perhaps, tasty Italian fareCrossword Clue
Big cheese Republican from the USA, bizarre, crazy, held in rough gaolCrossword Clue
Monster in mythical tale by French author: cheesy fareCrossword Clue
Blue-veined Italian cheeseCrossword Clue

72%
MOCHA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chocolaty coffeeCrossword Clue
Drink named after a city in YemenCrossword Clue
Chocolate-and-coffee drinkCrossword Clue
Chocolaty cafe orderCrossword Clue
Chocolaty coffee drinkCrossword Clue
Chocolaty brewCrossword Clue
Chocolate-flavored coffee drinkCrossword Clue
Chocolaty coffee drinkCrossword Clue
Chocolate/coffee mixCrossword Clue
Chocolaty coffee drinkCrossword Clue

72%
ONIONBULB
9 Letters

72%
TAR
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cigarette substanceCrossword Clue
Road gunkCrossword Clue
Black gooCrossword Clue
Material for a roof repairCrossword Clue
PitchCrossword Clue
Bitumen lookalikeCrossword Clue
Roofing gooCrossword Clue
Roofing materialCrossword Clue
Driveway gooCrossword Clue
Paving gunkCrossword Clue

72%
TARRAGON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Herb also known as dragon's wortCrossword Clue
Model and monarch in Iberian kingdom: bit of a dish?Crossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue
Herb comes from source of Tagus River in part of SpainCrossword Clue
Herb is awfully arrogantCrossword Clue
Herb Elliotts last run in Spanish regionCrossword Clue
Herb that may be found in most of NE Spanish regionCrossword Clue
Smear by cheap newspaper writing about HerbCrossword Clue
Slander and mock HerbCrossword Clue
Leaves in arrogant fashionCrossword Clue

70%
BASIL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pesto herbCrossword Clue
Herb in caprese saladCrossword Clue
Pesto ingredientCrossword Clue
Fresh addition to a pasta sauce, perhapsCrossword Clue
Mint family herbCrossword Clue
Pho garnishCrossword Clue
Pesto herbCrossword Clue
Caprese salad ingredientCrossword Clue
Pizza toppingCrossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue

70%
LEPEW
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pepe ___, cartoon skunkCrossword Clue
Looney Tunes stinkerCrossword Clue
Stinky PepéCrossword Clue
Toon first introduced in the 1945 short "Odor-able Kitty"Crossword Clue
See 25Crossword Clue
Surname of an animated skunkCrossword Clue
Pepé ___ (cartoon skunk)Crossword Clue
Surname of a smelly toonCrossword Clue
Surname of an animated stinkerCrossword Clue
Looney Tunes surnameCrossword Clue

70%
ODOR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Febreze targetCrossword Clue
SmellCrossword Clue
Lure for a dung beetleCrossword Clue
StinkCrossword Clue
Unpleasant aromaCrossword Clue
Something unwanted that can lingerCrossword Clue
AromaCrossword Clue
SmellCrossword Clue
StenchCrossword Clue
Strong smellCrossword Clue

66%
REDONION
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Crunchy guacamole ingredientCrossword Clue
Purplish veggieCrossword Clue
Guacamole ingredientCrossword Clue

66%
ONION
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pico de gallo ingredientCrossword Clue
Garlic's kinCrossword Clue
Hot dog topping that might be choppedCrossword Clue
Blooming ___: deep-fried appetizerCrossword Clue
"Glass ___: A Knives Out Mystery"Crossword Clue
ScallionCrossword Clue
Veggie that makes people tear upCrossword Clue
"Red" vegetable that's really purple, if you ask meCrossword Clue
Caramelized vegetable in mujaddaraCrossword Clue
Food item placed in Egyptian tombs, as its layers symbolized eternityCrossword Clue

64%
GARLICKY
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Like toum or agliata sauceCrossword Clue
Smelling of strongly flavoured clovesCrossword Clue
Brilliant being fed starter in restaurant, taste somewhat pungentCrossword Clue
Like agliata sauceCrossword Clue
Rhodes sandwiches taste like aioliCrossword Clue

63%
ASPIC
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Headcheese ingredientCrossword Clue
Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butterCrossword Clue
See-through dishCrossword Clue
Savory jellyCrossword Clue
Meaty jellyCrossword Clue
JellyCrossword Clue
Savory jellyCrossword Clue
Julia Child’s Oeufs en Gelée, e.gCrossword Clue
Savoury jellyCrossword Clue
Molded jelly made with meat stockCrossword Clue

63%
GREENPEPPERS
12 Letters

63%
NIPPY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a chill windCrossword Clue
Like a brisk windCrossword Clue
Fast as a crab?Crossword Clue
ChillyCrossword Clue
ColdCrossword Clue
Kinda chillyCrossword Clue
NimbleCrossword Clue
Cold Pepsi? Every other one over in New YorkCrossword Clue
Like some fall daysCrossword Clue
Fast — coldCrossword Clue

63%
REDPEPPER
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Seasoning for the FourthCrossword Clue
Native of central America in rare showerCrossword Clue

63%
SMELLINGSALTS
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Pungent source of stimulationCrossword Clue
They should bring you roundCrossword Clue
Sailors working as aromatherapists?Crossword Clue
They restore millions pocketed by retail crewCrossword Clue
Preparation for bringing someone roundCrossword Clue
Preparation used to relieve faintnessCrossword Clue

63%
GARLICBAGEL
11 Letters

59%
AXE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hacker's aid?Crossword Clue
Lumberjack's toolCrossword Clue
Stump splitterCrossword Clue
Logger's toolCrossword Clue
Lumberjill's toolCrossword Clue
Chopping toolCrossword Clue
Lumberjack's toolCrossword Clue
Get rid ofCrossword Clue
Viking weaponCrossword Clue
Lumberjack's toolCrossword Clue

58%
DOGFENNEL
9 Letters

58%
BAKEWELLTART
12 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Pudding that comes with cooking instructions?Crossword Clue
Cook so keen to make a flanCrossword Clue
Tablet walker crunched for aftersCrossword Clue

58%
GNAT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tiny pestCrossword Clue
Flying annoyance?Crossword Clue
Tiny flying bugCrossword Clue
Summer flierCrossword Clue
Buzzing nuisanceCrossword Clue
Pesky pestCrossword Clue
Pesky bugCrossword Clue
Part of a dark cloudCrossword Clue
Small bugCrossword Clue
Buzzer in a cloudCrossword Clue

58%
TANGIER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
North African city proving more spicy?Crossword Clue
Somewhere in Africa offering more spiceCrossword Clue
Port with stronger flavourCrossword Clue
What might be Granite City?Crossword Clue
Row involving a knight good for cityCrossword Clue
City that might see Iran get jumpy?Crossword Clue
Moroccan port with more spice?Crossword Clue
North African city, more spicyCrossword Clue
Fly over Italy and Spain reaching capital cityCrossword Clue
Could it be Granite City?Crossword Clue

54%
STEMGINGER
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
T. Greig's men ordered spiceCrossword Clue
Stock well-known baker's cake ingredient?Crossword Clue
T Greig's men ordered spiceCrossword Clue
Tropical Asian plant grown for its pungent root — rig segmentCrossword Clue
Arrest Fred's accomplice for something spicyCrossword Clue

53%
DISH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bring shame uponCrossword Clue
Palmolive or Dawn, -->Crossword Clue
"Tell me everything!"Crossword Clue
Plate or saucerCrossword Clue
PlateCrossword Clue
Chef's creationCrossword Clue
Spill the teaCrossword Clue
Potluck choiceCrossword Clue
Soap or satelliteCrossword Clue
Potluck contributionCrossword Clue

53%
GINGER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Indian cuisineCrossword Clue
The only one of the 2/19 whose name was a 2?Crossword Clue
Spice in coconut dropsCrossword Clue
Natural treatment for nauseaCrossword Clue
Ingredient in some holiday cookiesCrossword Clue
Fred's dancing partner?Crossword Clue
Redhead shopping in German storesCrossword Clue
12, one cooking something spicy?Crossword Clue
Some girls name describing one short Spice GirlCrossword Clue
Bread flavoringCrossword Clue

53%
YARROW
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Beam of light reflected terraces herbal plantCrossword Clue
Hint about commotion in plantCrossword Clue
Raised concern about a plantCrossword Clue
Plant used in herbal medicine — a worryCrossword Clue
Plant machinerys rear direction indicatorCrossword Clue
Plants energy lost in time disturbanceCrossword Clue
Feel uneasy about importing a plantCrossword Clue
Concern about to mothball a plantCrossword Clue
Herbs chromosome indicatorCrossword Clue
Frightful worry about a growthCrossword Clue

50%
AGARIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Distinctive type of mushroom, generally poisonous and often seen in fairytalesCrossword Clue
Adult right to feed metres from magic mushroom?Crossword Clue
Artist bent over, inspired by unopened magic mushroomCrossword Clue
Under stove, no end of abundant mushroomCrossword Clue
Fungus in a bulb, light initially extinguishedCrossword Clue
Fungus found on a fish I seeCrossword Clue
American cigar develops a kind of fungusCrossword Clue
Plant a bulb with no end of soilCrossword Clue
A bulb not left to turn into a fungusCrossword Clue
Smelly plant leaves large on a fungusCrossword Clue

50%
AMMONIUM
8 Letters

50%
LAMBASTING
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Battering Italian white meat with no good coveringCrossword Clue
Criticising fizzy drink offered by the French doctor - no goodCrossword Clue

50%
MUSSORGSKY
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Greek character, awfully gross — heavens, it's a man of music!Crossword Clue

50%
WATERCRESS
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Plant is wet, can rot at the tip and messy in the centreCrossword Clue
New caterers in south-west backing salad itemCrossword Clue
Salad plantCrossword Clue
In the borders of Wales caterers supply salad ingredientCrossword Clue
Carer stews exotic vegetableCrossword Clue
Carer stews exotic vegetableCrossword Clue
Leaves shocking war secretsCrossword Clue
Leaves shocking war secretsCrossword Clue

48%
DURIAN
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
"King of fruits" with a strong fragranceCrossword Clue
Id run off to grab a tropical fruitCrossword Clue
Fruit for desperate character who embraced spoonbenderCrossword Clue
Fruit Daniel found around J&K townCrossword Clue
Finally you and I run away - for a forbidden fruit?Crossword Clue
Rampaging dinosaur disregarding large fruitCrossword Clue

47%
CRECHE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nativity sceneCrossword Clue
Christmas displayCrossword Clue
Yuletide displayCrossword Clue
Nativity displayCrossword Clue
Christmas displayCrossword Clue
Place providing pre-school childcareCrossword Clue
Red Guards where children play, or where theyre tendedCrossword Clue
A bit of Christmas cheers unusual around nurseryCrossword Clue
Mediocre cherub found in nativity scene? Quite the oppositeCrossword Clue
Shortage of staff with cook finally leaving nurseryCrossword Clue

47%
GRAPESHOT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fruit cooked? It used to be firedCrossword Clue
Fruit stolen for ammunitionCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Cluster of small pellets thrown at gophersCrossword Clue
Fruit stolen: is it loaded for wide distribution?Crossword Clue
Small balls fired together from a cannonCrossword Clue
Ammunition shortage at sea brought about start of peaceCrossword Clue
Ammunition shortage at sea brought about start of peaceCrossword Clue
Small iron balls fired from a cannonCrossword Clue
Balls from iron in golf, hit stroke over middle of greenCrossword Clue

47%
SMARTWEED
9 Letters

45%
PROPENAL
8 Letters

44%
HOTPEPPER
9 Letters

42%
SALTIRE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
St Andrew's crossCrossword Clue
Sailor with anger can make you crossCrossword Clue
Cross, but showing wit as well as angerCrossword Clue
Cross, but showing wit as well as angerCrossword Clue
Cross on Scotland's national flagCrossword Clue
Cross, father swallows keyCrossword Clue
Father hiding key makes one crossCrossword Clue
Sarah to become fatigued and crossCrossword Clue
Trials new English and Scottish flagCrossword Clue
Trials new English and Scottish flagCrossword Clue

41%
EPACRID
7 Letters

39%
AMPHORA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Handled vessel in a museumCrossword Clue
Strange aroma round public house initially could be potCrossword Clue
Pot and speed injected into artery? Not trueCrossword Clue
In the morning, Rita drinks in pub, getting jugCrossword Clue
Heard Im in favour of a jarCrossword Clue
Fresh aroma around most of Vietnamese soup in jarCrossword Clue
American soldiers outside pub having a jarCrossword Clue
Take top from oil and add to a jugCrossword Clue
Classical jar for storing liquidsCrossword Clue
Two-handled Greek vaseCrossword Clue

39%
STOCKPILES
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Hackneyed complaint of the rear reservesCrossword Clue
Shares buildings with squirrelsCrossword Clue
Hoards supplies and lots of cashCrossword Clue
Standard complaint involving "pain in the ass" large storesCrossword Clue
Standard complaint involving pain in the ass” large storesCrossword Clue

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Across

Start issuing stock, in Wall Street lingoCrossword Clue

Live the single man's life, slangilyCrossword Clue

Part of some box setsCrossword Clue

Stick (to)Crossword Clue

Joey of kid-litCrossword Clue

One with thick skin, notablyCrossword Clue

Customizable Asian-fusion dishCrossword Clue

CharlatanCrossword Clue

Ex-Yankee with appearances on "Shark Tank," familiarlyCrossword Clue

"Stay" singer LisaCrossword Clue

In unisonCrossword Clue

To an extreme degreeCrossword Clue

[Oh no!]Crossword Clue

Stone that's often carvedCrossword Clue

"And you ___ …?"Crossword Clue

"No, thanks"Crossword Clue

Tiny pieces of technologyCrossword Clue

Amundsen who went to the South Pole 15 years before he flew over the North PoleCrossword Clue

Sound of a stone landing in a poolCrossword Clue

Tone used to create an antique vibeCrossword Clue

So darlingCrossword Clue

Scare the bejesus out ofCrossword Clue

Lead-in to PenCrossword Clue

Speck in the seaCrossword Clue

Zebras in the field?Crossword Clue

Article of summer wearCrossword Clue

On which to watch the BeebCrossword Clue

Retail giant with a three-syllable name in four lettersCrossword Clue

Bring homeCrossword Clue

In base eightCrossword Clue

Oil bigwig?Crossword Clue

Cease-fireCrossword Clue

Bit of ticket infoCrossword Clue

Community traversed by the Pacific Coast HighwayCrossword Clue

ShadowCrossword Clue

___-ManCrossword Clue

Lines 9 through 14 of a classic sonnetCrossword Clue

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