Spicy
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 93 answers for the crossword clue 'Spicy', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Spicy a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Spicy as an answer itself some 47 times.

Spicy is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Thursday, 02 December 2021 with the answer being HOT, we also found HOT to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 2 Dec 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 11 Nov 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 8 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 12 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 30 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 May 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 18 Mar 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 23 Feb 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 22 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 15 Feb 2021

Definitions and usage

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• Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
• Having an agreeably pungent taste
• Producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

HOT
Having or bringing unusually good luck; "hot at craps"; "the dice are hot tonight"

4 Letters

BLUE
Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"

GAMY
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

RACY
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

RICH
Marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

RICH
Marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

SEXY
Marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

5 Letters

ACRID
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

AROMA
Any property detected by the olfactory system

BROAD
Slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

DIRTY
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

FIERY
Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

FRESH
Not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"

GAMEY
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

JUICY
Lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"

SALTY
Containing or filled with salt; "salt water"

SHADY
Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

SWEET
The property of tasting as if it contains sugar

SWEET
The property of tasting as if it contains sugar

TANGY
Tasting sour like a lemon

TANGY
Tasting sour like a lemon

TASTY
Pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

ZESTY
Marked by spirited enjoyment

ZIPPY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

6 Letters

BARBED
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

BREEZY
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"

EROTIC
Giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

FILTHY
Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

IRONIC
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

PURPLE
Of a color intermediate between red and blue

REDHOT
A frankfurter served hot on a bun

RIBALD
A ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

RISQUE
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

SAVORY
Pleasing to the sense of taste

SNAPPY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

SNAPPY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

STRONG
Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"

VULGAR
Of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

WICKED
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

7 Letters

NAUGHTY
Badly behaved; "a naughty boy"

ODOROUS
Emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"

PEPPERY
Having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"

PICANTE

PIQUANT
Attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

PUNGENT
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

SAVOURY
An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

SCENTED
(used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"

ZESTFUL
Marked by spirited enjoyment

8 Letters

AROMATIC
(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound"

COLORFUL
Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

EXCITING
Creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

EXCITING
Creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

FLAVORED

FORCEFUL
Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

FRAGRANT
Pleasant-smelling

IMPROPER
Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things"

OFFCOLOR

PERFUMED
Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"

PLEASING
The act of one who pleases

POIGNANT
Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

POIGNANT
Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

REDOLENT
Having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford

SEASONED
Rendered competent through trial and experience; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

SPIRITED
Willing to face danger

UNSEEMLY
Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

9 Letters

AEROMATIC

AMBROSIAL
Worthy of the gods

DELICIOUS
Variety of sweet eating apples

DELICIOUS
Variety of sweet eating apples

ENERGETIC
Working hard to promote an enterprise

FLAVORFUL
Full of flavor

SARCASTIC
Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

10 Letters

APPETIZING
Appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma

ATTRACTIVE
Having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force";

FLAVORSOME
Full of flavor

HERBACEOUS
Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part

INDECOROUS
Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

INDELICATE
Verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"

SCANDALOUS
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

SUGGESTIVE
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"

11 Letters

DISTINCTIVE
Capable of being classified

ODORIFEROUS
Emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"

SENSATIONAL
Commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

TITILLATING
Giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

12 Letters

LIGHTHEARTED
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

LIGHTHEARTED
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

NICESMELLING

NICESMELLING

13 Letters

SOPHISTICATED
Ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"

14 Letters

HIGHLYSEASONED