Contacted over the way one's showing deterioration (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Contacted over the way one's showing deterioration (7) last seen in Guardian 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 RUSTING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUSTING Contacted over the way one's showing deterioration (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2024
84% WENTSOUTH Deteriorated (9) Universal Jan 29, 2026
84% EMAIL Contact, in a way (5) LA Times Daily Nov 20, 2025
80% LED Showed the way (3) Newsday Jan 26, 2026
77% LEAD Show the way (4) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
73% RENEW Roll over, in a way (5) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
73% GUIDE Show the way, lead (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 22, 2026
73% LENS Contact ___ (4) New York Times Mini Dec 1, 2025
70% ONION Vegetable one bites into over and over (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
66% WEND __ one's way: meander (4) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026

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