| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STING | Pungency | |
| BITE | Pungency | |
| PUNGENCE | Pungency. | |
| QUICKNESS | Sharpness; pungency of taste. | |
| ACRITUDE | Acridity; pungency joined with heat. | |
| PEPPER DULSE | A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency. | |
| PUNGENCY | The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. | |
| OBTUND | To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall. | |
| SPICE | ...uality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, ... | |