Like a spot by the fire

The answer to “Like a spot by the fire” in the USA Today crossword is TOASTY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 49-Down. 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.

“Like a spot by the fire” answer

TOASTY (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TOASTY.

What does TOASTY mean?

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

When else has “Like a spot by the fire” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 10, 2026 (most recent) → TOASTY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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