A spicy tomato-based sauce used in Mexican cookery (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SALSA A spicy tomato-based sauce used in Mexican cookery (5) (5)
7% TABASCO Spicy sauce (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 1, 2025
6% PESTO Basil-based sauce (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 3, 2025
6% ROMA Tomato used in tomato paste (4) LA Times Daily Sep 11, 2025
6% MOLE Mexican sauce (4) Universal Aug 31, 2025
5% JALAPENO Very hot type of green chilli pepper used in Mexican cookery (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 30, 2025
5% SATAY Spicy barbecue dish with peanut sauce (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025
5% HOT Spicy (3) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
5% OCTAL Using base eight (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% MUNGBEANS Pulses used in east Asian cookery (9) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
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