'Bad apple,' for example Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM 'Bad apple,' for example (5) USA Today Jul 9, 2020
8% EXCOP Mike in "Breaking Bad," for example (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
8% EDEN Location of one bad apple? (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 7, 2025
7% IMAC Apple desktop (4) USA Today Feb 7, 2026
7% CORES Apple leftovers (5)
7% ARTERY Aorta, for example (6) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
7% STENCH Bad odor (6) New York Times Feb 2, 2026
7% EGYPTIAN Cairene, for example (8) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 1, 2026
7% SUCHAS "An example being ...?" (6) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
7% PIE As American as apple ___ (3)

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