Neither hot nor cold
The crossword clue "Neither hot nor cold" is answered by TEPID, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TEPID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEPID answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LUKEWARM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TEPID
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEPID, most used first.
- Lukewarm - used 252 times, most recently in 2026
- Not so hot - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Halfhearted - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
- Unenthusiastic - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Not very hot - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Half-hearted - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Barely warm - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Hardly enthusiastic - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Lacking enthusiasm - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Luke warm - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Not too hot - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "___ porridge hot ..." - PEASE, used 102 times
- Hot spot - SAUNA, used 71 times
- Hot under the collar - IRATE, used 65 times
- Cold shower? - SLEET, used 43 times
- Hot spots - OVENS, used 43 times
- Very cold - GELID, used 41 times
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