Having a strong, sharp smell or flavor that is overpowering, often in food Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNGENCY Having a strong, sharp smell or flavor that is overpowering, often in food (8)
6% ODOR Strong smell (4) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
5% PSYCH Mentally overpower, with "out" (5) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
5% POINTED Having a sharp end (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 9, 2025
5% RANK Offensively strong-smelling soldiers side by side (4) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 2, 2025
5% DEAFEN Overpower with noise (6) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
5% ASIAGO Strong-flavored cheese (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 27, 2025
5% ACRID Strong and sharp-smelling (5)
5% TANG Strong, sharp smell (4) New York Times May 13, 2017
4% ODORS Smells (5) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
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