Related Clues:

• Really, really in
• ___ spot
• Like jalapeno peppers
• Wrathful
• Right off the stove
• Key to the puzzle's theme
• Seasoned with a piquant burning taste
• Hot and pungent
• Super-popular
• Controversial
• On the black market, most likely
• __ pants
• Piping- --
• Cool, to Paris Hilton
• Smokin'