| Hottish |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Aug 2025 |
| Word for "affectionate" and "friendly" that aptly describes Disney's beloved Baloo the bear |
|
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| Moderately heated (4) |
|
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| Aiicctionate |
|
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| Giving heat (4) |
Mirror Classic |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Like the seat of a chair that's just been vacated |
|
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| Getting close to the fire? (4) |
|
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| Genial |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Close to discovery, male not prepared to rise (4) |
|
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| Affectionate |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2025 |
| "You're close..." |
|
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| Amiable |
Newsday |
18 May 2025 |
| Between cold and hot (4) |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 May 2025 |
| Welcoming |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Enthusiastic wife with gun |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Giving heat |
Mirror Classic |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Friendly weapon at the Western front |
|
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| Fighting military first who are passionate (4) |
|
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| Get heated and point the gun at (4) |
|
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| Quite hot (4) |
Puzzler |
14 Mar 2025 |
| Though friendly, fight a lot! (4) |
|
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| Closer to hot than cold |
|
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| Moderately hot |
|
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| Get a little heated and fight with Monsieur (4) |
|
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| Getting close -- near the fire? (4) |
|
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| Moderately heated cordial (4) |
|
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| Heat up |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Welcoming |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Heated hostilities close to Actium |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Comfortable with weapon |
|
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| Moderately hot |
Mirror Classic |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Getting closer to heat? (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Friendly |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jan 2025 |
| 1000 join the fighting where it's not very hot (4) |
|
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| Getting closer, so to speak |
New York Times Mini |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Welcoming weather |
|
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| Friendly |
Puzzler Backwords |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Like temps in the 70s |
|
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| ___ and fuzzy |
|
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| Affectionate wife given outfit |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Moderately hot |
Mirror Classic |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Get more fond of getting up for practice (4) |
|
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| Not a cold war figure (4) |
|
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| Like some welcomes or hugs |
|
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| Comfortably hot |
|
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| Moderately hot |
|
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| At a comfortably high temperature |
|
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| Heated conflict beginning in March |
|
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| Close conflict over month (4) |
|
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| Affectionate |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Heartfelt |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Heat, ... up the soup |
|
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| Word for "affectionate" and "friendly" that aptly describes Disney's beloved Baloo the bear |
|
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| Heated hostility to many (4) |
|
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| Heated hostility to being married |
|
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| Giving heat |
Mirror Classic |
18 Jul 2024 |
| No enemy weapon at the western front (4) |
|
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| Affectionate wife's getting a room |
|
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| Not cool |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Apply heat when getting close to hidden object (4) |
|
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| Heated conflict might start (4) |
|
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| Close to agreement about conflict, many will follow (4) |
|
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| Fairly hot (4) |
|
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| Like a good reception |
|
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| Fighting male, though affectionate (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Moderately hot (4) |
Puzzler |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Fairly hot or not so cold? |
|
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| The member from the west was cordial (4) |
|
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| Battle with leader of men is heated (4) |
|
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| Kindly reject bitterly cold Frenchman (4) |
|
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| Affectionate |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Hotter than cool |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Moderately hot |
Mirror Tea Time |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Moderately hot |
|
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| Not so hot? |
LA Times Mini |
17 Feb 2024 |
| "Saving his life from this ___ sausage tea", 29 Down from Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (4) |
|
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| Not a cold war to many (4) |
|
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| Word for a somewhat moderate heat that also means friendly/kind (4) |
|
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| Cordial |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Softhearted |
|
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| ___ and fuzzy |
|
|
| Zombie film, - Bodies (4) |
|
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| ___ and fuzzy feeling |
|
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| Welcoming |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Cordial |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Nov 2023 |
| Scavenger hunt word meaning "near" |
|
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| Moderately hot |
The Times Concise |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Friendly |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2023 |
| Friendly with a Republican male |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Like some welcomes, or change a letter in 39a to get the answer |
|
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| Not so hot? |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Aug 2023 |
| Balmy |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jun 2023 |
| Cordial |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Some action |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Congenial |
Newsday |
19 May 2023 |
| ___ up (get loose before a game) |
Universal |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Close, in a way |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2023 |
| ... loving male, naked in retreat |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Very friendly |
Premier Sunday |
04 Dec 2022 |
| 'Near-ish,' in a hiding game |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2022 |
| Friendly |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Slightly hot |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2022 |
| Like shorts weather |
LA Times Daily |
02 Aug 2022 |
| Toasty |
Universal |
29 Jun 2022 |
| Cordial |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2022 |
| Kind of hugs that Olaf the Snowman loved, ironically |
|
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| Affectionate; heat |
The Times Concise |
29 Mar 2022 |
| Friendly |
The Guardian Quick |
29 Mar 2022 |
| Less than hot |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2022 |
| The ___ Up, athletic-wear line that is a collaboration between actress Jessica Simpson and Macy's |
|
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| Moderated heated conflict near heart of Romny |
|
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| Leaders from women are reliable, motivated and enthusiastic |
|
|
| In the 70s or 80s, say |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2022 |
| Not so hot? |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Jan 2022 |
| Affectionate |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2021 |
| Affectionate women are mostly married |
|
|
| Affectionate |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Dec 2021 |
| Not cool – not cool at all! |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2021 |
| Balmy |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Nov 2021 |
| Friendly |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Take a liking (to) |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2021 |
| You're getting closer! |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Loving wife to prepare for conflict |
|
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| Women supply weapons and cordial |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Aug 2021 |
| Somewhat heated, months after serious conflict |
|
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| Cordial start of meeting after hostilities |
|
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| Toasty and cozy |
|
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| Friendly |
USA Today |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Like the space near a lit fireplace |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 May 2021 |
| Raised in temperature |
The Times Concise |
03 May 2021 |
| Not so hot? |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Apr 2021 |
| Moderately heated fight by militants in the beginning |
|
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| Comfortably hot |
|
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| Close hostilities with ultimatum, finally |
|
|
| Moderately hot |
|
|
| Regularly tweak rump that's kind of hot |
|
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| It's hot you say? When someone's close to finding hiding-and-go-seek champion! |
Irish Times Crosaire |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Friendly group of workers needing no introduction |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Getting close, perhaps |
New York Times |
14 Nov 2020 |
| Friendly |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Regularly tweak rump that's kind of hot |
|
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| Amiable |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2020 |
| Cooler than hot |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Balmy |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Toasty |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2020 |
| Friendly |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2020 |
| Cordial |
Wall Street Journal |
05 May 2020 |
| Western section is heated |
|
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| Prepare for exercise, with "up" |
|
|
| Close to the answer |
The New Yorker |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Not too hot |
|
|
| Balmy |
The Washington Post |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Balmy |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Friendly with member |
|
|
| Like a pleasant spring day |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2019 |
| Cordial |
The Times Concise |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Summer forecast |
USA Today |
18 Aug 2019 |
| Congenial |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Start of March cold and damp from the east? On the contrary |
|
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| 'Getting closer' |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2019 |
| Conflict taking month to heat up |
|
|
| Initially with army -- Royal Marines not cool? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Getting close |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2019 |
| West wing must be heated |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Comfortable temperature |
|
|
| Toasty |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Welcoming |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2019 |
| Heat of conflict close to Arnhem |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 May 2019 |
| Maiden inexperienced becomes upset, tender |
|
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| Ardent leader of men behind struggle |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jan 2019 |
| Toaster oven setting |
|
|
| Summer forecast |
|
|
| Like a pleasant spring day |
|
|
| "Getting closer" |
|
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| Getting close |
|
|
| Heated hostilities close to Actium |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Kind with gun? |
|
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| Not very hot |
|
|
| U-turn from cool |
Family Time |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Hotter than cold |
Newsday |
19 Sep 2018 |
| Friendly wife hurt after divorce from husband |
|
|
| Conflict with spymaster getting heated |
|
|
| Friendly |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Friendly |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Friendly, wife with member |
|
|
| Western wing's sympathetic |
|
|
| Moderately hot |
|
|
| Getting close with weapon |
|
|
| Conflict with spymaster getting heated |
|
|
| Conflict Mike finds heated |
|
|
| ___ and fuzzy |
|
|
| Cordial |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jun 2018 |
| Affectionate, so to speak |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Lively group of workers head off |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Heated conflict with male |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2018 |
| Like a cordial greeting |
Universal |
10 Mar 2018 |
| Word before front or fuzzies |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2018 |
| After fighting maiden becomes affectionate |
|
|
| Cordial, neither hot nor cold |
|
|
| Word before front or fuzzies |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| Month gets cold and damp, needing to turn up heat |
|
|
| Welcoming private activity with maiden |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Getting closer, in a guessing game |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Welcoming for trouble-makers at summit? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Oct 2017 |
| Friendly, minutes after fighting |
|
|
| In the 70s, say |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2017 |
| Like toast |
Universal |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Getting close, in a guessing game |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Having moderate heat |
The Times Concise |
04 Aug 2017 |
| Month, bleak and damp, turning summery? |
|
|
| Friendly |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Welcoming back rare master |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Jul 2017 |
| Toasty |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2017 |
| Loosen (up) |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2017 |
| Loosen (up) |
The Washington Post |
19 May 2017 |
| Close, in a guessing game |
New York Times |
04 May 2017 |
| Wasps, perhaps, failing to open cordial |
|
|
| Opposite of cool |
Family Time |
13 Mar 2017 |
| Eager with weapon |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Getting closer, in a guessing game |
|
|
| Getting close, in a guessing game |
|
|
| In the 70s, say |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Loosen (up) |
|
|
| Like toast |
|
|
| Close, in a guessing game |
|
|
| Affectionate wife joining member |
|
|
| Close to target with weapon |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Slightly hot |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2016 |
| Hotter than cool |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2016 |
| Rich with power |
|
|
| Toasty |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Not quite hot |
Family Time |
24 Oct 2016 |
| Quite cordial |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2016 |
| Contest that has millions excited |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jul 2016 |
| Conflict with male's become heated |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 May 2016 |
| Apply heat to |
The Times Concise |
24 May 2016 |
| Toasty |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Heat up |
Universal |
15 Jan 2016 |
| Toasty |
|
|
| Quite cordial |
|
|
| Heat up |
|
|
| Stove setting |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Reheat in the oven |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Ardent crowds removing clothes |
|
|
| Near the treasure |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2015 |
| Getting close |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2015 |
| Friendly clash with Manchester to start with |
|
|
| Welcoming unprepared Rising for millions |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Aug 2015 |
| Sultry maiden's naked reflection |
|
|
| Heated hostilities close to Actium |
The Times Cryptic |
31 Mar 2015 |
| Friendly retiring Frenchman is unprepared |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Mar 2015 |
| "Close" |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Not hot or cold |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Fairly heated struggle against Frenchman |
|
|
| Affectionate |
|
|
| Not too hot |
|
|
| Not hot or cold |
|
|
| Reheat in the oven |
|
|
| Close, so to speak |
|
|
| Getting close |
|
|
| Slightly hot |
|
|
| Stove setting |
|
|
| "Close" |
|
|
| Affectionate with a jolly |
|
|
| Heat up raw meat starter |
|
|
| Near something sought |
|
|
| Put in the oven |
|
|
| Nestled in a Snuggie, say |
|
|
| Reheat in the oven |
|
|
| Fuzzy's partner |
|
|
| Affectionate |
|
|
| Affectionate |
|
|
| Not too hot? |
|
|
| Toast comparative |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Not too hot |
|
|
| Not so hot |
|
|
| Not so hot |
|
|
| Tune (up) |
|
|
| Close to the answer |
|
|
| Close, in hide and seek |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Close, in a search |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Loosen (up) |
|
|
| Close, in a game |
|
|
| Raise the temperature |
|
|
| Kindhearted |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| Close, in a game |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Not so hot? |
|
|
| Close |
|
|
| Toast comparative |
|
|
| "Getting close" |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| In the vicinity, as guesses go |
|
|
| Not so hot? |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Not so hot? |
|
|
| Kind of front |
|
|
| In the 80s, say |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| "Close" |
|
|
| How many like their toast |
|
|
| Less than hot |
|
|
| Getting close, as in a game |
|
|
| Lovesome |
|
|
| "Close," in a kid's game |
|
|
| Heat up |
|
|
| Getting closer |
|
|
| Close, in hide and seek |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| Close! |
|
|
| Getting closer |
|
|
| Kindhearted |
|
|
| In the 70's or so |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Not so hot? |
|
|
| Getting close |
|
|
| In the 80's, temperaturewise |
|
|
| Cozy |
|
|
| Welcoming |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| Not quite hot |
|
|
| Toasty feeling |
|
|
| Amicable |
|
|
| Getting close |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Snug as a bug in a rug |
|
|
| Kind of reception |
|
|
| Welcoming |
|
|
| Feverish |
|
|
| Getting close |
|
|
| Cordial, as a welcome |
|
|
| "Close" |
|
|
| Near, in a game |
|
|
| Fuzzy's partner |
|
|
| Fairly close |
|
|
| Close to a solution |
|
|
| "Close" |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Like some fronts |
|
|
| Genial |
|
|
| Close, in a guessing game |
|
|
| Balmy |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Balmy |
|
|
| Getting closer |
|
|
| Ardent |
|
|
| Close to guessing |
|
|
| Close to the goal |
|
|
| On good terms |
|
|
| Close in charades |
|
|
| Balmy |
|
|
| Kind of front |
|
|
| Devoted, as friends |
|
|
| Close to a solution |
|
|
| Close, in a guessing game |
|
|
| Close, in a game |
|
|
| Near something sought |
|
|
| Friendly |
|
|
| Heated |
|
|
| Raise the temperature |
|
|
| Put in the oven |
|
|
| Cordial |
|
|
| Getting close |
|
|
| Sincere |
|
|
| Affectionate |
|
|
| Close |
|
|
| Like Charlie Brown's puppy |
|
|
| Sympathetic |
|
|
| Luke follower |
|
|
| Tender |
|
|
| Kind of welcome |
|
|
| Receptive |
|
|
| Ardent |
|
|
| Close to a solution |
|
|
| Weather word |
|
|
| Tepid |
|
|
| Ready to pitch |
|
|
| Cordial. |
|
|
| ___ front. |
|
|
| Sympathetic. |
|
|
| Toasty |
|
|
| Stove setting |
|
|
| Favorite Springs of F. D. R. |
|
|
| Weather prediction. |
|
|
| ___ Springs, Georgia. |
|
|
| Friendly. |
|
|
| Affectionate. |
|
|
| Tepid. |
|
|
| Genial. |
|
|
| Word for Indian summer. |
|
|
| Near to guessing right: Colloq. |
|
|
| Enkindle. |
|
|
| Close. |
|
|
| Become enthusiastic. |
|
|
| Enthusiastic. |
|
|
| Welcoming |
|
|