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• Hot ___ (fast-fashion company)

  New York Times · Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · 5 letters

• Subject matter

  New York Times · Monday, September 9, 2024 · 5 letters

• Something to talk about

  New York Times · Sunday, June 23, 2024 · 5 letters

• The weather is a classically bland one

  New York Times · Sunday, June 2, 2024 · 5 letters

• Essay assignment

  New York Times · Sunday, August 6, 2023 · 5 letters

• Subject to discuss

  New York Times · Monday, June 26, 2023 · 5 letters

• It's up for debate

  New York Times · Thursday, September 1, 2022 · 5 letters

• Issue to discuss

  New York Times · Monday, October 25, 2021 · 5 letters

• A hot one might be trending

  New York Times · Monday, July 30, 2018 · 5 letters

• Issue

  New York Times · Wednesday, May 16, 2018 · 5 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 55-Down Besides others: Abbr.
• 56-Across Trickery
• 56-Down Used to be
• 57-Down Sam Adams Rebel ___
• 58-Across Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues
• 59-Down I.S.P. whose logo contains a period
• 60-Down Eponymous Belgian tourist locale
• 61-Across Disjointed
• 63-Across "Sure do"
• 64-Across Final authority
• 65-Across Adirondack chair part
• 66-Across Certain female soldier