Hot spot

Latest answer — April 10, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Phrase said indignantly before a citation
  2. 10Place with flasks and alcohol
  3. 13Nested birds?
  4. 14"___ Atardecer," Bad Bunny song whose name means "Another Sunset"
  5. 16"Argh! What is happening?"
  6. 19Philosopher Descartes
  7. 20Worried
  8. 21French word in the middle of a name
  9. 22Annoy
  10. 23The flying fox is a type of one
  11. 24Site with a monument that gets around 7 million ticketed visitors a year
  12. 25Totally down (for)
  13. 27Topical application
  14. 29Like the glass in many a Dale Chihuly sculpture
  15. 30Win-win
  16. 32California's San ___ Island
  17. 33Drift off
  18. 35Beatles song with the lyric "I tried to telephone / They said you were not home / That's a lie"
  19. 36Privileged groups
  20. 37Hot spot
  21. 38Unacceptable
  22. 39Remove, as from a cluttered container, with "out"
  23. 40Title derived from the Persian for "king"
  24. 43Anora's husband in "Anora"
  25. 44Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)
  26. 45History unit
  27. 46One that's hard to catch
  28. 47Church congresses
  29. 50Foe of Wonder Woman
  30. 51Cold shoulder, so to speak
  31. 54___ bar
  32. 55Get used to it
  33. 56Backup for a trapeze artist
  34. 57Popular antibiotic ointment

Down

  1. 1Pop-punk band named after a video game company, with "The"
  2. 2Once, e.g.
  3. 3Fully appreciating something
  4. 4Wait for a passenger, perhaps
  5. 5Status ___
  6. 6Bay Area sch.
  7. 7"___ From Muskogee" (Merle Haggard song)
  8. 8Within the realm of reason
  9. 9"Storage unit" of memory in the brain
  10. 10W.N.B.A. star Jewell ___
  11. 11C-store offering
  12. 12Comes in last
  13. 15Like the original Looney Tunes shorts, lengthwise
  14. 17Linked up with
  15. 18Like assassins and some sins
  16. 24Helical tools
  17. 26Actor Edward of "A Complete Unknown"
  18. 27Big cheese
  19. 28Nincompoop
  20. 29Awesome, in slang
  21. 31Key ingredient in Bridget's blue soup, in "Bridget Jones's Diary"
  22. 32Dance wildly, in a way
  23. 33Ixnays
  24. 34"Yas queen!"
  25. 35Legend of Zelda console inits.
  26. 37Split decision?
  27. 39Chinese gambling game invented during the Northern and Southern dynasties
  28. 41"That's true about me, right?"
  29. 42Expedite
  30. 44Big Apple media inits.
  31. 47Mini-tantrum
  32. 48Empire State Building's style, informally
  33. 49Pizza shop in "Do the Right Thing"
  34. 50Snowballs, sometimes
  35. 52Squeeze (out)
  36. 53Q follower

The answer to “Hot spot” in the New York Times crossword is DESERT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 37-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include OVEN. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hot spot” answer

DESERT (6 letters) — most recent; also seen as OVEN

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Why the answer is DESERT

DESERT is the 6-letter solution that fits "Hot spot" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 10, 2026 (37-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DESERT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DESERT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous

Other answers for “Hot spot”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides DESERT, it has also been OVEN. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Hot spot”?

The answer is DESERT, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2026. Other answers for this clue include OVEN.

How many letters is the answer to “Hot spot”?

6 letters: DESERT. Earlier fills for this clue have also been OVEN (4).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on April 10, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 37-Across. Earlier appearances: February 20, 2025 → OVEN.

Can “Hot spot” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides DESERT, New York Times has also used OVEN for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for April 10, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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