Steaming, like a bowl of soup — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 18 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HOT
3 letters
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HOT
3
Netflix's "Too ___ To Handle"
HOT
3
Like a scorching summer day
HOT
3
Fresh off the grill
HOT
3
___ Wheels, Mattel's toy cars
HOT
3
All the rage
HOT
3
___ Wheels, model cars that entered the McDonald's Happy Meal toy line in 1991 and have zipped beneath couch cushions ever since
HOT
3
"Selling like ___ cakes"
HOT
3
Billboard ___ 100
HOT
3
Like chili sauce
HOT
3
Currently trending
HOT
3
Red ___ Chili Peppers of "Can't Stop"
HOT
3
Baby powder mineral
TALC
4
Pet that meows
CAT
3
Room coolers: Abbr.
ACS
3
"Head ___ heels in love"
OVER
4
Bubble ___ (relaxing soak)
BATH
4
Child's spinning toy
TOP
3
Not narrow
WIDE
4
"Do ___ others as you would have them do ..."
UNTO
4
Black-___ event (formal social event)
TIE
3
Keebler mascot
ELF
3
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