Spicy, aromatic pepper used in bait (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAYENNE Spicy, aromatic pepper used in bait (7) (7)
6% HOT Spicy (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
6% HEAT Spiciness (4) USA Today Sep 19, 2025
6% ZESTY Spicy (5) Universal Sep 6, 2025
6% GRIMACED Reacted to an unexpectedly spicy shishito pepper, say (8) Universal Aug 10, 2025
5% EROTIC Spicy, in a way (6) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
5% SODA Dr Pepper, e.g. (4) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
5% BIT Took the bait (3)
5% PICANTE Very spicy (7) Universal Oct 11, 2025
5% LURE Rule out bait (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
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