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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | HEDGEHOG A prickly sort? He would, when upset, become hot, say | (8) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 5% | OASIS Not-so-hot spot of a sort | (5) | The Washington Post Mini | Sep 15, 2026 |
| 5% | CACTUS Prickly plant | (6) | The Telegraph Quick | Sep 12, 2026 |
| 5% | BRIAR Prickly shrub | (5) | The Telegraph Mini | Aug 10, 2026 |
| 4% | AIR "When Breath Becomes ___" (2016 best-selling memoir) | (3) | New York Times Midi | Sep 18, 2026 |
| 4% | ILIE "Would -- to you?" | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 4% | ILK Sort | (3) | Premier Sunday | Sep 13, 2026 |
| 4% | STORMY Turbulent sort, I say, tempestuous | (6) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Sep 5, 2026 |
| 4% | OFFTHEGRIDDLE Hot __ | (13) | Newsday | Sep 4, 2026 |
| 4% | ENOUGHFORYOUYET "Hot __?" | (15) | Newsday | Sep 4, 2026 |
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