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)
5% KIMCHI Fermented Korean dish (6) Commuter Dec 22, 2025
5% BREWER One who makes beer (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
5% MEAD Drink of fermented honey (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 16, 2025
5% BREW Ferment (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
5% GOUP Rise (4) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
5% YEASTY Like some bread and beer (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
5% HOP Plant used in beer making (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
5% RYES Types of beers, breads and whiskeys (4) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
5% ALE Beer fermented at warm temperatures (3) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
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