Hot potato or cold fish, e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hot potato or cold fish, e.g. featured in New York Times puzzle on November 14, 2026. 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 IDIOM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM Hot potato or cold fish, e.g. (5) New York Times Nov 14, 2026
71% IDIOMS Hot potatoes and cold fish? (6) New York Times Jan 23, 2015
69% TAP It might be hot or cold (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2026
66% SMELT Cold-water fish (5) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2026
66% COD Cold-water fish (3) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2026
63% CLING Hold cold fish (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 29, 2026
60% ONE "___ potato, two potato ..." (3) New York Times Midi Nov 13, 2026
60% DELI Locale for cold cuts or hot pastrami (4) New York Times Nov 9, 2026
60% PIESALAMODE Dishes that can be both hot and cold (11) LA Times Daily Oct 31, 2026
57% GAY The "G" of LGBTQ (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2026

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