Times2 Jumbo

[Neily]

Grateful for all help with my last clue.
42dn: "Very hot chilli pepper (8)." I have -A-A-E-O. Is it HABANERO or JALAPEÑO?

[scorpiojo]

I vote Jalapeño

[dannyk13]

Habanero ( much hotter than Jalpeno)

[Lie-in King]

A friend entered this online & got 100% correct with 'Jalapeno'

[dannyk13]

How Hot is a Habanero Pepper? - Habanero Madness www.habaneromadness.com/how-hot-is-a-habanero-pepper.html The habanero pepper is certainly hot, one of the hottest peppers in the world, and the heat is measured in Scoville Units, many times hotter than a jalapeno

[Captain2]

Habanero a lot hotter than Jalapeno

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

[dannyk13]

Then the setter does not know his peppers.

[Lie-in King]

But the clue reads "Very hot chilli pepper", not "Chilli pepper hotter than a jalapeno"

[Neily]

Many thanks. Not a very good clue if it can have two correct answers.

[Lie-in King]

Neily - agreed & this one has come up before, which is why I called my friend for confirmation

[dannyk13]

L-i-K Jalapeno is not a hot pepper it is low down on the Scoville scale

[Lie-in King]

Sorry Danny but I & several dictionaries beg to differ -

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jalapeno

http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=jalapeno&title=21st

http://www.freedictionary.org/?Query=jalapeno

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jalapeno

[Mamyalynne]

I think it's quite simple really, either put in the answer that scored correct or the one you think best.

[dannyk13]

Have a look for yourself on Captains link.Also I can vouch from personal experience that the Jalapeno is not very hot.

[dannyk13]

Lynne, but without L-i-K's input how would the OP know what to put.?

[Mamyalynne]

They wouldn't but it's not worth arguing the toss really.

[dannyk13]

You're right it isn't :-)