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% ALE Beer fermented at warm temperatures (3) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
6% TRUFFLE Fungus (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
5% MOREOFTHESAME Etc. etc. (13) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% BREWED Fermented (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 11, 2025
5% RYES Types of beers, breads and whiskeys (4) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
5% LEAVENED In baking, made to ferment and rise, usually with yeast (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
5% YOGURT Fermented milk product (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
5% SHROOM Magic fungus (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
5% MOREL Fungus with a pitted cap (5) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
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