Hot-cross rhymes with:
across, criss-cross, cros, cross, krause, krausse, kross, la-crosse, lacross, lacrosse, recross
Hot-cross sounds like:
hatcheries, hedgers, hitchhikers, howitzers
across, criss-cross, cros, cross, krause, krausse, kross, la-crosse, lacross, lacrosse, recross
hatcheries, hedgers, hitchhikers, howitzers