Crossword answer
HEATWAVE
8 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 9 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 3, 2026
Letter pattern
HEATWAVE
Clues that lead to HEATWAVE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Hot spell (8)8The GuardianSep 3, 2026
Hot spell8Evening StandardMay 25, 2026
When squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting8New York TimesJul 25, 2025
Sweltering spell8Eugene ShefferApr 22, 2024
Spell of warm weather8Evening StandardMar 18, 2024
Spell of hot weather8Evening StandardJun 14, 2023
About HEATWAVE in crosswords
HEATWAVE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 9 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Hot spell (8)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 3, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
PREJUDGEUnder pressure, Barnaby's admitting English justice means to try without evidence
ESTIMATEGuess teatimes at work (8)
SCHMALTZSentimentality (8)
RAPSHEETListing of priors
FAKETREEGreenery that doesn't need water
OMELETTEEgg-based dish
OVERLANDNot by sea or air (8)
STRIPPEDPeeled
VIGILANTSix enormous guards left, being watchful (8)
CRIMINALLawbreaker
OBSESSESGets really mentally stuck on something
REDCROSSIs humanitarian, but makes a leftist angry
ESPRESSOStrong coffee
TOMAHAWKName a warlike fellow's weapon
Every appearance of HEATWAVE (9)
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Sep 3, 2026
Hot spell (8) · The Guardian · 12 Down
May 25, 2026
Hot spell · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jul 25, 2025
When squirrels may thermoregulate by splooting · New York Times · 12 Down
Apr 22, 2024
Sweltering spell · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Mar 18, 2024
Spell of warm weather · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jun 14, 2023
Spell of hot weather · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Mar 18, 2021
Hot spell · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jan 25, 2020
Sweltering spell · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Jan 3, 2018
Spell of warm weather · Evening Standard · 7 Across