Cause of widespread affliction when cures go awry Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cause of widespread affliction when cures go awry last seen in Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCOURGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCOURGE Cause of widespread affliction when cures go awry (7) The Times Cryptic May 18, 2016
3% MASS Widespread (4) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
2% DUETO Caused by (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
2% GENERAL Widespread (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 17, 2025
2% HAM Cured breakfast meat (3)
2% SAINTS "When the ___ Go Marching In" (6) Universal Sep 16, 2025
2% ULCER Painful affliction (5) (5) Mirror Quick Sep 16, 2025
2% STYE Eye affliction (4) LA Times Daily Sep 15, 2025
2% ACORN Fruit causes a painful affliction (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
2% REV Cause to go "Vroom!" (3) Universal Sep 11, 2025

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