Crossword answer
SPICY
5 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
SPICY
Clues that lead to SPICY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Like some curry5USA TodayAug 25, 2026
Like some Takis5USA TodayJul 26, 2026
Risqué5New York TimesMay 20, 2026
Piquant5The IndependentJun 19, 2025
Barbecue entree advisory5NewsdayJun 13, 2025
Salacious5New York TimesJan 10, 2025
Aromatic5Evening StandardApr 17, 2024
Like momo sauce, usually5Daily ThemedApr 1, 2022
Erotic, perhaps, but not without taste5Evening StandardMay 22, 2018
About SPICY in crosswords
SPICY is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Like some curry” in the USA Today crossword on August 25, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
LEMME"I wanna try!"
LOCALAlternative to express
ERNIEPal to Bert or to Eric (5)
ADIEUAntecedent of ‘I’m outta here’ (5)
KENYANairobi's country
RANGEHow far anger can get you
BELOWUnder
ASHESWord repeated in a nursery song before "We all fall down"
PRANGCrash, as Penny called (5)
SALVEOintment
LOIRELongest French river
SIENAWrong answer, with Epsom initially entered for 'horse-racing town'
OILUPSlather with grease
PAINSGreat care home keeping father and son apart
Every appearance of SPICY (10)
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Aug 25, 2026
Like some curry · USA Today · 40 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Like some Takis · USA Today · 13 Down
May 20, 2026
Risqué · New York Times · 48 Down
Jun 19, 2025
Piquant · The Independent · 18 Down
Jun 13, 2025
Barbecue entree advisory · Newsday · Down
Jan 10, 2025
Salacious · New York Times · 1 Down
Apr 17, 2024
Aromatic · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 1, 2024
Piquant · The Independent · 20 Across
Apr 1, 2022
Like momo sauce, usually · Daily Themed · 16 Down
May 22, 2018
Erotic, perhaps, but not without taste · Evening Standard · 26 Across