Hot! Hot! Hot!
◆ · By Brian Callahan
Constructor's Note
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Actress Thurman who was on Maxim's "Hot 100" list in 2004, 2005, and 2006
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- 1AActress Thurman who was on Maxim's "Hot 100" list in 2004, 2005, and 2006
- 4AEpisodes where one gets hot and bothered
- 6AHot
- 7AMake a track hotter or more upbeat, say
- 8AHot
Down
- 1DN.Y.C. diplomat debating hot-button issues
- 2DHome to the N.B.A.'s Heat (whose 2023 playoff slogan is "White Hot")
- 3DStory that typically gets hot and humid in the summer
- 4DBillboard Hot 100 chart-toppers Elton John and Paul McCartney, e.g.
- 5DHot