Nearly sleep with old flame inside (extremely hot) (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEXIEST Nearly sleep with old flame inside (extremely hot) (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 18, 2025
7% EXS Old flames? (3)
7% EXES Old flames (4) New York Times Midi Jul 9, 2026
6% EMBER Reminder of an old flame? (5) Universal Jun 2, 2026
5% REM Sleep acronym (3) LA Times Daily Jul 15, 2026
5% SNORES Sleeps noisily (6) Newsday Jul 13, 2026
5% ATOP Sleeping like ____ (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 12, 2026
5% NAP Brief sleep (3) Premier Sunday Jul 12, 2026
5% MOTH Insect that loves the flame (4)
5% LOSTLOVE Torch carrier's flame? (8) Universal Jul 7, 2026

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