Cooks in less than boiling water, and spoils Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CODDLES Cooks in less than boiling water, and spoils (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 1, 2024
7% STEAMS Cooks over boiling water (6) Newsday Jan 19, 2026
6% SLY Less than straight (3) Newsday Jan 31, 2026
6% TOO "___ many cooks spoil the broth" (3)
6% KETTLE Device for boiling water (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 18, 2025
6% STEAM Boiling water output (5) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
5% TAINT Spoil (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2026
5% ACUTE Less than 90 degrees (5) Universal Feb 16, 2026
5% REDUCTION Sauce concentrated by boiling away some of its water (9) The Times Specialist Feb 16, 2026
5% MINUS Less than zero (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026

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