It can stand the heat like old footballer of Spurs initially (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It can stand the heat like old footballer of Spurs initially (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 23, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASBESTOS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASBESTOS It can stand the heat like old footballer of Spurs initially (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
5% LIMBURGER Spur on person pressing cheese (9) The Times Cryptic Feb 20, 2026
5% INTENSE Like a heated rivalry (7) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
5% THERM Unit of heat (5) The Times Concise Feb 14, 2026
5% ANGE ____ Postecoglou, ex-Spurs manager (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 9, 2026
5% ACTAS Stand in for (5) The Washington Post Mini Feb 7, 2026
5% MIAMI The Heat's city (5) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
5% ARISE Stand (5) Commuter Feb 5, 2026
5% GAS Heating choice (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 4, 2026
5% WELD Fuse with heat (4) USA Today Jan 31, 2026

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