Crossword answer
HEATS
5 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen New York Times, July 22, 2026
Letter pattern
HEATS
Clues that lead to HEATS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Raises the temperature of5New York TimesJul 22, 2026
Preliminary races5The IndependentMay 26, 2026
Warms5LA TimesMay 3, 2026
Brings to a boil5NewsdayMay 4, 2025
He gets athletes to start and finish races!5Evening StandardMar 5, 2025
Puts in the oven5New York TimesFeb 22, 2025
Warms up5New York TimesFeb 3, 2025
Warms up pork pies, perhaps, out East5Evening StandardNov 13, 2023
Races occasioning unseemly haste5Evening StandardOct 25, 2023
Track races5Eugene ShefferAug 5, 2022
They involve running in wild haste5Evening StandardApr 18, 2022
Hates fiddled races5Evening StandardDec 11, 2019
Instances of the competition hotting up?5Evening StandardJul 18, 2019
About HEATS in crosswords
HEATS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Raises the temperature of” in the New York Times crossword on July 22, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
NAMEDIdentified
OLDIEThrowback hit
ISLETKey
MELEEFree-for-all
AWMAN"Get serious, bro!"
MONKSAbbey group
DODGEEvade
SHOESLoafers and sneakers
PLUMPFluff, like pillows
BOONE"Mystical Magical" singer Benson
GEARSCar transmission settings
SERGEDurable twilled woollen / worsted fabric (5)
DRUNK"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
TRESSLock of hair
Every appearance of HEATS (15)
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Jul 22, 2026
Raises the temperature of · New York Times · 45 Across
May 26, 2026
Preliminary races · The Independent · 9 Across
May 3, 2026
Warms · LA Times · Across
May 4, 2025
Brings to a boil · Newsday · Across
Mar 5, 2025
He gets athletes to start and finish races! · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Feb 22, 2025
Puts in the oven · New York Times · 9 Down
Feb 3, 2025
Warms up · New York Times · 35 Down
Jun 9, 2024
Preliminary races · The Independent · 22 Across
Nov 13, 2023
Warms up pork pies, perhaps, out East · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 25, 2023
Races occasioning unseemly haste · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Aug 5, 2022
Track races · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Apr 18, 2022
They involve running in wild haste · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 11, 2019
Hates fiddled races · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jul 18, 2019
Instances of the competition hotting up? · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 3, 2018
He gets athletes to start and finish races! · Evening Standard · 1 Down