Bug advanced carrying one likely to cause disease Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bug advanced carrying one likely to cause disease last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PESTILENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PESTILENT Bug advanced carrying one likely to cause disease (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 6, 2017
3% PATHOGEN Way one's stricken with primarily genetic cause of disease (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
3% GERMS Disease-causing microbes (5) The Times Concise Aug 9, 2025
3% TSETSE African disease-carrying fly (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 6, 2025
3% AHEAD In advance (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 6, 2025
3% RISIBLE Relative bitten by bug, causing laughter (7)
3% BERIBERI Disease caused by dietary deficiency (8) (8)
3% ENDEMIC Like localized disease (7)
2% ERGOT Disease of grasses (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 9, 2025
2% LOANS Cash advances (5) USA Today Sep 7, 2025

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