Cold fish served up before hot sponge Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cold fish served up before hot sponge last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEECH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEECH Cold fish served up before hot sponge (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 16, 2018
3% LOOFAH Bath sponge (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
3% CHILI Hot food with a cold-sounding name (5) Universal Oct 23, 2025
3% CADGE Be a sponge (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 22, 2025
3% WARM Between cold and hot (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 6, 2025
3% SESAMENOODLES Asian dish served warm or cold (13) Eugene Sheffer Oct 1, 2025
3% SAKE Drink served hot or cold (4) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
2% PLUMP Best pressure to serve up stout (5) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 30, 2025
2% CEE Cold front? (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
2% LATTE Drink some sweet-talker served up (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 28, 2025

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