It sounds quite cold but it may be hot Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It sounds quite cold but it may be hot 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHILLI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHILLI It sounds quite cold but it may be hot (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 22, 2017
4% CHILI Hot food with a cold-sounding name (5) Universal Oct 23, 2025
3% BRR "It's cold!" (3) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
3% ACHOO Sound heard during cold season (5) New York Times Mini Nov 7, 2025
3% HONK Sound heard during cold season (4) New York Times Mini Nov 7, 2025
3% TEA Hot brew that sounds like a letter? (3)
3% STEAM What a hot iron may give off (5) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
3% INDEMAND Hot (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 3, 2025
3% PARTWAY Not quite (there) (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
3% BERINGSTRAIT Live Wagnerian opera's characteristic cold sound (12) The Times Cryptic Oct 30, 2025

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