Bacterium spread through contaminated food (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LISTERIA Bacterium spread through contaminated food (8) (8)
6% TAINT Contaminate (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
6% ADULTERATING Tainting, contaminating (12) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
6% POLLUTE Contaminate (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
6% PURER Less contaminated (5) The Times Concise Sep 23, 2025
6% TAINTS Contaminates (6) Commuter Sep 18, 2025
6% COLI E. -- (bacterium) (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% PURE Not contaminated (4)
6% ECOLI Gut bacterium (5) Universal Aug 1, 2025
5% PIKE Uncovered contaminated fish (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
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