Metaphorical spot of trouble Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOTWATER Metaphorical spot of trouble (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2019
4% STAIN Trouble spot (5) LA Times Daily Sep 13, 2025
3% ESPIED Spotted (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% AIL Be troubled (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
3% ROCKTHEBOAT Cause trouble (11) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
3% PALATE Taste, metaphorically (6) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
3% MASK Deception metaphor (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
3% WEB Metaphor for intrigue (3) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
3% SITE Spot (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
3% SEE Spot (3) New York Times Oct 9, 2025

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