A fungus used to make bread rise or to ferment beer, etc (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% YEAST A fungus used to make bread rise or to ferment beer, etc (5) (5)
6% BREW Make (beer) (4) The Times Concise Feb 13, 2026
5% MOULD Fungus shape (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 1, 2026
5% DNA It make us human (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 27, 2026
5% YOGURT Fermented milk product (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 26, 2026
5% UMAMI Flavor of fermented foods (5) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2026
5% CIDER Fermented fruit beverage (5) The Telegraph Mini Feb 16, 2026
5% AGE Ferment, perhaps (3) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
5% TOADSTOOL Poisonous fungus (9) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2026
5% MOLDY Covered in fungus (5) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
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